Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells guns to finance his play.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Animatógrafo, Instituto Português do Cinema (IPC), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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Top Cast
Fernando Heitor as Francisco Bernardes
Paula Guedes as Rita Portugal
Luís Lucas as João Manuel Antunes
Raul Solnado as inspector Aranha
Jasmim de Matos as António André
Carlos Farinha as João (10 years old)
Margarida Vila-Nova as Girl of Movie Crew
Rogério Samora as Jorge
Top Crew
José Álvaro Morais · Director, Screenplay
Rafael Godinho · Screenplay
Alexandre Herculano · Novel
Mário de Carvalho · Cinematographer
Octávio Espírito Santo · Cinematographer
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