Letters from War

Letters from War (2016)

01/09/2016
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. FerreiraDirector, Screenplay
  • António Lobo AntunesWriter
  • Edgar MedinaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Cartas da Guerra

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Portuguese

Keywords

  • 1970s
  • letter
  • colonial war

Top Billed Cast

Miguel Nunes

Miguel Nunes

António

Margarida Vila-Nova

Margarida Vila-Nova

Maria José

Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Major

João Pedro Vaz

João Pedro Vaz

Capitão

Simão Cayatte

Simão Cayatte

Alferes Eleutério

Isac Graça

Isac Graça

Cabo Graça

Francisco Hestnes Ferreira

Cabo Carica

João Pedro Mamede

João Pedro Mamede

Alferes Professor

Sérgio Sá Cunha

Soldado Alentenjano 1

Tiago Aldeia

Tiago Aldeia

Alferes Ferreira

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