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Letters from War

Letters from War

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Drama   War
šŸ“œ Overview: In 1971, AntĆ³nio 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 ā€“ 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.
šŸŒ Languages Available: Portuguese
šŸ“† Date Released: 2016-09-01
āŒš Running Time: 105 mins
ā­ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Miguel Nunes original image
AntĆ³nio
Miguel Nunes
Margarida Vila-Nova original image
Maria JosƩ
Margarida Vila-Nova
Ricardo Pereira original image
Major
Ricardo Pereira
JoĆ£o Pedro Vaz original image
CapitĆ£o
JoĆ£o Pedro Vaz
SimĆ£o Cayatte original image
Alferes EleutƩrio
SimĆ£o Cayatte
Isac GraƧa original image
Cabo GraƧa
Isac GraƧa
Francisco Hestnes Ferreira original image
Cabo Carica
Francisco Hestnes Ferreira
JoĆ£o Pedro Mamede original image
Alferes Professor
JoĆ£o Pedro Mamede
SĆ©rgio SĆ” Cunha original image
Soldado Alentenjano 1
SĆ©rgio SĆ” Cunha
Tiago Aldeia original image
Alferes Ferreira
Tiago Aldeia
CĆ¢ndido Ferreira original image
Sr. Fontes
CĆ¢ndido Ferreira
JoĆ£o Nunes Monteiro original image
Bichezas
JoĆ£o Nunes Monteiro
JoĆ£o PinhĆ£o original image
Comandante ChiĆŗme
JoĆ£o PinhĆ£o
Welket BunguƩ original image
Soldado Muzunguidi
Welket BunguƩ
Hugo Tourita original image
CapelĆ£o
Hugo Tourita
Maria JoĆ£o Abreu original image
Dona Fernanda
Maria JoĆ£o Abreu
Miguel Raposo original image
Enfermeiro Gago Coutinho
Miguel Raposo
Tiago AraĆŗjo original image
Operador de RƔdio 1
Tiago AraĆŗjo
JoĆ£o Arrais original image
Cabo RuƧo
JoĆ£o Arrais
JoĆ£o Veloso original image
Cabo Jose
JoĆ£o Veloso

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