Letters from War (2016)

Based on António Lobo Antunes's novel, a collection of letters written by a young soldier, doctor and a aspirant writer, to his wife while he was serving in Angola between 1971 and 1973, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ivo Ferreira

Writers:

Ivo Ferreira, António Lobo Antunes (novel)

Stars:

Miguel Nunes, Margarida Vila-Nova, Ricardo Pereira

29 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miguel Nunes	...	António
Margarida Vila-Nova	...	Maria José
Ricardo Pereira	...	Major
João Pedro Vaz	...	Capitão
Simão Cayatte	...	Alferes Eleutério
Isac Graça	...	Cabo Hilário
Francisco Hestnes	...	Cabo Carica (as Francisco Hestnes Ferreira)
João Pedro Mamede	...	Alferes Professor
Tiago Aldeia	...	Alferes Ferreira
Orlando Sérgio	...	Catolo
David Caracol	...	Soba Chiúme
Miguel Raposo	...	Enfermeiro Gago Coutinho
Gonçalo Carvalho	...	Cabo Projeccionista
Raúl Rosário	...	Operador Chiúme
Cândido Ferreira	...	Sr. Fontes

Storyline

Based on António Lobo Antunes's novel, a collection of letters written by a young soldier, doctor and a aspirant writer, to his wife while he was serving in Angola between 1971 and 1973, during the Portuguese Colonial War, a war between Portugal with its former overseas provinces.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was submited to represent Portugal at the 89th Academy Awards.

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Connections

Features Rapazes de Táxis (1965)

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Soundtracks

Suite Rústica no. 1
Written by Fernando Lopes Graça
Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

User Reviews

Virtually unwatchable .

There is an almost constant overlay of a voice reading letters , while a somewhat decent war movie is shown - in the background .

That war movie would have been quite ok, without the tacky - and constant - recitation of terribly corny letters .

Which makes it even more annoying .

Details

Country:

Portugal Germany

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

1 September 2016 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Letters from War

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$177,388

Company Credits

Production Co:

O Som e a Fúria, ZDF/Arte, Foley Walkers Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1