Santa liberdade

"Santa Liberdade" tells the kidnapping of the Portuguese transatlantic ship "Santa Maria" at the beginning of the 60's.This was a political act aiming to call the world's attention on the dictatorships of Salazar and Franco, since also several Galician Franco's opponents took part in it.It was an audacious and almost non violent blow (one Portuguese official was shot and died), and although it did not have a real incidence on both dictatorial regimes, it was a remarkable step in the fight for freedom in the Iberian Peninsula during those dark years.Galician director Margarita Ledo,in a correct documentary tone though disposing of few filmed documents, remembers the event through photos, cuts of press and interviews with protagonists or their descendants,with special attention to those of Galician origin, the nationality of the director.An interesting document on an historical episode, hidden or disguised for years as a simple non-political criminal fact by the two dictatorial Iberian regimes.