Letters from War
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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.
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Cast
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Miguel Nunes
António
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Maria José
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Ricardo Pereira
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João Pedro Vaz
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Simão Cayatte
Alferes Eleutério
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Cândido Ferreira
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João Nunes Monteiro
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Ivo M. Ferreira Director · Edgar Medina Screenplay António Lobo Antunes Writer
Worldwide gross $119K · First release February 14, 2016 · Produced in Portugal
Box office
Worldwide gross
$118,523
Production
Foley Walkers Studio
Production
O Som e a Fúria
Production
Portugal
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Languages
Original title
Cartas da Guerra
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2016
Premiere
Portugal · September 1, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
June 16, 2017 · Theatrical
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