2022

S1.E1 ∙ The Informant

Wed, Feb 23, 2022

At the height of the colonial war in Angola, a shopkeeper and her husband warned PIDE (political police) when guerrillas would come to their store to stock up on supplies. Sebastiana Valadas reveals what her code name was, how much they were paid for the information, and how they arrested the "turras". After decolonization, one of them settled the score and had her arrested.

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S1.E2 ∙ African Fighter

Sun, Feb 27, 2022

Thousands of Africans fought alongside the Portuguese in the colonial war. With the decolonization, they were left to their fate. Some were shot or persecuted by the new powers, and even to receive medical treatment, it was difficult for them to come to Portugal. How is it possible that justice is not served for these men who were at the forefront of the war, such as former Corporal Luís Silva?

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S1.E3 ∙ Death Row

Wed, Mar 02, 2022

What does it mean to give your life for your country? Opposed or willing, that's what 800,000 young men did starting in 1961. Guinea was transformed into the harshest and deadliest battlefield, and it was there that airplane pilot Miguel Pessoa and parachute nurse Giselda Antunes were sent.

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S1.E4 ∙ Blood ties

Wed, Mar 09, 2022

They call "tuga's children" the mestizos born from the relationships between Portuguese soldiers and African women who were left behind. Between rebellion and hope, even today they try to find a father's name and discover the other half of their identity, like the siblings Elva and José Maria Indequi.

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