Letters from War

Letters from War — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 1, 2016
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Ivo M. Ferreira

Letters from War — Cast

Miguel Nunes António Margarida Vila-Nova Maria José Ricardo Pereira Major João Pedro Vaz Capitão Simão Cayatte Alferes Eleutério Isac Graça Cabo Graça

F

Francisco Hestnes Ferreira Cabo Carica João Pedro Mamede Alferes Professor