
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