Letters from War

Cartas da Guerra

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.

Director

Ivo M. Ferreira

Screenplay

António Lobo Antunes

Screenplay

Ivo M. Ferreira

Screenplay

Edgar Medina

Status

Released

Release date

01/09/2016

Original language

Portuguese