Letters from War
2016, Portuguese. Directed by Ivo M. Ferreira.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Ivo M. FerreiraDirector
- Miguel NunesAntónio
- Margarida Vila-NovaMaria José
- Ricardo PereiraMajor
- João Pedro VazCapitão
- Simão CayatteAlferes Eleutério
- Isac GraçaCabo Graça
- Francisco Hestnes FerreiraCabo Carica
- João Pedro MamedeAlferes Professor
- Sérgio Sá CunhaSoldado Alentenjano 1
- Tiago AldeiaAlferes Ferreira
- Cândido FerreiraSr. Fontes
- João Nunes MonteiroBichezas
Details
- Released
- 1 September 2016
- Original title
- Cartas da Guerra
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- António Lobo Antunes, Ivo M. Ferreira, Edgar Medina
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Letters from War runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Letters from War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Letters from War?
Letters from War (2016) was directed by Ivo M. Ferreira and stars Miguel Nunes, Margarida Vila-Nova, Ricardo Pereira.