Letters from War (2016)

7.0/10 105 min Drama War

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.

Cast

Miguel Nunes

António

Margarida Vila-Nova

Maria José

Ricardo Pereira

Major

João Pedro Vaz

Capitão

Simão Cayatte

Alferes Eleutério

Isac Graça

Cabo Graça

João Pedro Mamede

Alferes Professor

Tiago Aldeia

Alferes Ferreira

Cândido Ferreira

Sr. Fontes

João Nunes Monteiro

Bichezas

Welket Bungué

Soldado Muzunguidi

Hugo Tourita

Capelão

Maria João Abreu

Dona Fernanda

Miguel Raposo

Enfermeiro Gago Coutinho

Tiago Araújo

Operador de Rádio 1

João Arrais

Cabo Ruço

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