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Letters from War

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.

2016 |1h 45m |  Drama, War

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Cast

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Miguel Nunes

António

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Margarida Vila-Nova

Maria José

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Ricardo Pereira

Major

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João Pedro Vaz

Capitão

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Simão Cayatte

Alferes Eleutério

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Isac Graça

Cabo Graça

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João Pedro Mamede

Alferes Professor

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Tiago Aldeia

Alferes Ferreira

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Cândido Ferreira

Sr. Fontes

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João Nunes Monteiro

Bichezas

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Hugo Tourita

Capelão

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Maria João Abreu

Dona Fernanda

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Miguel Raposo

Enfermeiro Gago Coutinho

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Tiago Araújo

Operador de Rádio 1

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João Arrais

Cabo Ruço

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Language

Portuguese

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