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.
as António
as Maria José
as Major
as Capitão
as Alferes Eleutério
as Cabo Graça
as Cabo Carica
as Alferes Professor
as Soldado Alentenjano 1
as Alferes Ferreira
as Sr. Fontes
as Bichezas
as Comandante Chiúme
as Soldado Muzunguidi
as Capelão
as Dona Fernanda
as Enfermeiro Gago Coutinho
as Operador de Rádio 1
as Cabo Ruço
as Cabo Jose
