Letters from War

The story

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 & crew

Miguel NunesAntónio

Margarida Vila-NovaMaria José

Ricardo PereiraMajor

João Pedro VazCapitão

Simão CayatteAlferes Eleutério

Isac GraçaCabo Graça

Francisco Hestnes Ferreira

Francisco Hestnes FerreiraCabo Carica

João Pedro MamedeAlferes Professor

Sérgio Sá Cunha

Sérgio Sá CunhaSoldado Alentenjano 1

Tiago AldeiaAlferes Ferreira

Cândido FerreiraSr. Fontes

João Nunes MonteiroBichezas