Letters from War (2016)

  • NR
  • 02/14/2016 (DE)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 45m

Overview

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.

Ivo M. Ferreira

Director, Screenplay

António Lobo Antunes

Writer

Edgar Medina

Screenplay

Cast

Miguel Nunes's headshot

Miguel Nunes

António
Margarida Vila-Nova's headshot

Margarida Vila-Nova

Maria José
Ricardo Pereira's headshot

Ricardo Pereira

Major
João Pedro Vaz's headshot

João Pedro Vaz

Capitão
Simão Cayatte's headshot

Simão Cayatte

Alferes Eleutério
Isac Graça's headshot

Isac Graça

Cabo Graça
Francisco Hestnes Ferreira's headshot

Francisco Hestnes Ferreira

Cabo Carica
João Pedro Mamede's headshot

João Pedro Mamede

Alferes Professor

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