| Vítor Norte | ... | Zé | |
| Adriano Luz | ... | Manel | |
| Nuno Melo | ... | Joaquim | |
| Carlos Santos | ... | António | |
| Francisco Nascimento | ... | João | |
| Ana Moreira | ... | Laura | |
| Rita Blanco | ... | Arlete | |
| Suzana Borges | ... | Laura's Mother | |
| José António Aranha | ... | João do Vau | |
| João Miguel Rodrigues | ... | Nando | |
| Raul Henriques | ... | Eng. Almeida | |
| Luís Elgris | ... | Police Officer | |
| Gustavo Sumpta | ... | Boat Master | |
| Mário Santos | ... | Piloto Camamaran | |
| Virgilio Gança | ... | Fire Department Commander | |
| Francisco Nunes | ... | Vicente | |
| Manuel Aranha | ... | Lucas | |
| Carlos Lopes | ... | Albino | |
| Daniel Silva | ... | Police Officer | |
| Carlos Morgado | ... | Police Commander | |
| Alberto Cardoso | ... | Worker | |
| José Neto | ... | Fisherman 1 | |
| António Soares | ... | Fisherman 2 | |
| José Maria Vaz da Silva | ... | Gipsy | |
| Mariana Koenders | ... | Sentinel | |
| Alexandre Valente | ... | Taxi Passenger | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sandra Maia | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| José Nascimento | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| João Canijo | ||
| José Nascimento | ||
Produced by | |||
| Paulo Branco | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nuno Rebelo | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mário Castanheira | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| João Braz | |||
| José Nascimento | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Isabel Branco | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Isabel Branco | |||
Production Management | |||
| Alexandre Valente | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| José Maria Vaz da Silva | .... | assistant director (as Zé Maria Vaz da Silva) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Hans Künzi | .... | foley artist | |
| Pascal Mazière | .... | foley artist | |
| Joaquim Pinto | .... | sound | |
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No, this is not an X-Files sequel, neither a sci-fi movie.
Instead, it's a straight, touching, tragic, true story about a group of portuguese fishermen who get caught in the middle of a storm in the Tejo river (Lisbon).
Their boat wrecks and, despite the bad-luck, they are close to land and they can see their way through. But things are not as easy as they seem. Two of the four men cannot swim, one of them is too old and the river's stream does not allow them to go through easily. As the clock ticks and time flows, they struggle to survive until the night falls down on them and makes their task almost impossible.
The plot is simple and direct and it counts on the actors' effort (they spent dozens of hours in the water during the footage) and talent to impress the viewers. The coast is so near and yet so distant...
This is the unquestionable proof that a true simple story, when shot properly, works out for itself. It's not magic, it's cinema.