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.
Runtime duration
Language
PT
Year
2016
Rating
7.0/10
17 votes • HD
People
António
Maria José
Major
Capitão
Alferes Eleutério
Cabo Graça
Cabo Carica
Alferes Professor
Soldado Alentenjano 1
Alferes Ferreira
Sr. Fontes
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