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In a remote village in Alentejo, the train is the only connection to the world and to the politics of the capital. The news of the establishment of the Republic is spread by telegraph, but in this Alentejo village, telegraph operator Miguel Zuzarte is a staunch monarchist who hides the message he has received from everyone. For days, the people wonder about the absence of the train, and the telegraph operator does everything he can to cover up the unreported news. The train will return to the village, and the impact of the end of the monarchy is not what one might imagine.Read moreLess
In a remote village in Alentejo, the train is the only connection to the world and to the politics of the capital. The news of the establishment of the Republic is spread by telegraph, but in this Alentejo village, telegraph operator Miguel Zuzarte is a staunch monarchist who hides the message he has received from everyone. For days, the people wonder about the absence of the train, and the telegraph operator does everything he can to cover up the unreported news. The train will return to the village, and the impact of the end of the monarchy is not what one might imagine.
The story
In a remote village in Alentejo, the train is the only connection to the world and to the politics of the capital. The news of the establishment of the Republic is spread by telegraph, but in this Alentejo village, telegraph operator Miguel Zuzarte is a staunch monarchist who hides the message he has received from everyone. For days, the people wonder about the absence of the train, and the telegraph operator does everything he can to cover up the unreported news. The train will return to the village, and the impact of the end of the monarchy is not what one might imagine.
Cast & crew
Ivo CanelasMiguel Zuzarte
António FonsecaLobão
Luís AlbertoPadre Firmino
Catarina AvelarZulmira Zuzarte
Maria d'AiresIdalina
Afonso MeloJanota
Rosa do CantoPraxedes
Cristina CavalinhosMatilde Nazário
Augusto PortelaAgricultor
Dinarte BrancoXimenes
Ana NaveElisaExplore the crew
- Director
- Henrique Oliveira
- Writer
- Rodrigo Freitas
- Writer
- Pedro Lopes
- Writer
- Henrique Oliveira
- Writer
- João Tordo