There Will Be an Election

There Will Be an Election (Haverá Eleições) is a Portuguese-language documentary scheduled for release on April 22, 2025. The film focuses on Portugal's landmark democratic elections of April 25, 1975 — the first free elections held in the country, in which roughly 92 percent of registered voters participated, a turnout rate that remains unmatched. Election night was centered at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, with live television coverage of the vote count reaching the broader public. The documentary reconstructs the events of that night through archival footage produced at the time and testimonies from individuals who witnessed the moment firsthand.