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...
as Pereira
as Monteiro Rossi
as Marta
as Dr. Cardoso
as Manuel
as Mrs. Delgado
as Porter
as Father Antonio
as Silva
as Police chief
as Newspaper editor
as Dr. Cardoso (voice)
as Mrs. Delgado (voice)
as Porter (voice)
as Father Antonio (voice)
as Silva (voice)
as Newspaper editor (voice)
as Girl (uncredited)
as Paperboy (uncredited)
as Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
