Letters from War
2016-09-01 | 105 minutes
Plot Summary
In 1971, António Lobo Antunes' life is brutally interrupted when he is drafted into the Portuguese Army to serve as a doctor in one of the worst zones of the Colonial War – the East of Angola. Away from everything dear he writes letters to his wife while he is immersed in an increasingly violent setting. While he moves between several military posts he falls in love for Africa and matures politically. At his side, an entire generation struggles and despairs for the return home. In the uncertainty of war events, only the letters can make him survive.
Cast
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Miguel NunesAntónio
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Margarida Vila-NovaMaria José
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Ricardo PereiraMajor
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João Pedro VazCapitão
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Simão CayatteAlferes Eleutério
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Isac GraçaCabo Graça
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João Pedro MamedeAlferes Professor
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Tiago AldeiaAlferes Ferreira
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Cândido FerreiraSr. Fontes
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João Nunes MonteiroBichezas
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Welket BunguéSoldado Muzunguidi
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Hugo TouritaCapelão
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Maria João AbreuDona Fernanda
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Miguel RaposoEnfermeiro Gago Coutinho
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Tiago AraújoOperador de Rádio 1
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João ArraisCabo Ruço
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