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.
Miguel Nunes
as António
Margarida Vila-Nova
as Maria José
Ricardo Pereira
as Major
João Pedro Vaz
as Capitão
Simão Cayatte
as Alferes Eleutério
Isac Graça
as Cabo Graça
Francisco Hestnes Ferreira
as Cabo Carica
João Pedro Mamede
as Alferes Professor
Sérgio Sá Cunha
as Soldado Alentenjano 1
Tiago Aldeia
as Alferes Ferreira
Cândido Ferreira
as Sr. Fontes
João Nunes Monteiro
as Bichezas
