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.
Cast
Fernando Heitor
Francisco Bernardes / Dom Bibas
Paula Guedes
Rita Portugal
Luís Lucas
João Manuel Antunes
Raul Solnado
inspector Aranha, Inspector Aranha
Jasmim de Matos
António André
Carlos Farinha
João (10 years old)
Margarida Vila-Nova
Girl of Movie Crew
Rogério Samora
Jorge
Isabel Ruth
Ilda / Dona Teresa
Maria de Medeiros
Dulce (voice)
Marcello Urgeghe
Man at the Boat
Luís Miguel Cintra
Count of Trava
Virgílio Castelo
Soldier
António Variações
Hairdresser
Rão Kyao
Gonçalo Mendes da Maia 'Lidador'
Henrique Espírito Santo
Unknown
Maria Paola Porru
Voice
José Nascimento
Voice
Jorge Silva Melo
Voice
João Lagarto
Voice
António Escudeiro
Weapon Buyer
José Eduardo
Orlando
Vasco Pimentel
Piano Player
Pedro Efe
Kiosk owner
Joaquim Leitão
Camilo
Adelaide João
Woman in the Tavern
Luís Couto
Martim Eicha
Pedro Lopes
Tructezindo / Quim
Crew
José Álvaro Morais
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Rafael Godinho
Screenplay
Alexandre Herculano
Novel
José Nascimento
Editor
Luís Sobral
Editor
José Manuel de S. Lopes
Assistant Editor
Helena Baptista
Assistant Editor
Mário de Carvalho
Director of Photography
Octávio Espírito Santo
Director of Photography
Alexandre Delgado O'Neill
Second Assistant Director
Manuel João Águas
Second Assistant Director
Pedro Correia Martins
Assistant Director
António da Cunha Telles
Producer
Albertina Espírito Santo
Production Assistant
Ana Maria Casaca
Production Assistant
João Sodré
Production Assistant
Annette Boer
Production Assistant
José Luís Barbosa
Wardrobe Designer
Eduardo Anahory
Wardrobe Designer
Vítor Hugo
Hairstylist
Alda Matos
Makeup Artist
Maria Gonzaga
Makeup Artist
Paula Raimundo
Makeup Artist
Pedro Melo
Sound Mixer
Pedro Lopes
Sound Assistant
Joaquim Pedro Jacobetty
Sound
Vasco Pimentel
Sound
José Ribeiro da Fonte
Music Consultant
Pedro Caldeira Cabral
Music
Carlos de Azevedo
Music
Carlos Zíngaro
Music
José Carlos Pratas
Carpenter
João Luís
Property Master
Maria Amaral
Continuity
Cristina Correia Martins
Continuity
Olívia Varela
Continuity
Henrique Espírito Santo
Production Manager
Jasmim de Matos
Art Direction
Emília Rosa
Production Secretary
