Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Marcello Mastroianni
as Pereira
Stefano Dionisi
as Monteiro Rossi
Nicoletta Braschi
as Marta
Daniel Auteuil
as Dr. Cardoso
Joaquim de Almeida
as Manuel
Marthe Keller
as Mrs. Delgado
Teresa Madruga
as Porter
Nicolau Breyner
as Father Antonio
Filipe Ferrer
as Silva
João Grosso
as Police chief
Mário Viegas
as Newspaper editor
Manuela Cassola
as
