Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Raimund
Mélanie Laurent
Young Estefania
Jack Huston
Amadeu
Martina Gedeck
Mariana
Tom Courtenay
Older João Eca
August Diehl
Young Jorge O'Kelly
Bruno Ganz
Older Jorge O'Kelly
Lena Olin
Older Estefania
Beatriz Batarda
young Adriana
Marco D'Almeida
Young João
Christopher Lee
Father Bartholomeu
Charlotte Rampling
Older Adriana
Nicolau Breyner
Da Silva
Jane Thorne
Older Clotilde
Burghart Klaußner
Judge Prado
Adriano Luz
Mendez
Filipe Vargas
Young Father Bartholomeu
Ana Lúcia Palminha
Young Clotilde
João Lagarto
Border Police Sergeant
José Wallenstein
Pide Agent
Eloy Monteiro
Professor
Joaquim Leitão
Principal
Jean Pierre Cornu
Shopkeeper
Hanspeter Müller
Mr Kagi
Dominique Devenport
Natalie
Max Hubacher
Another Student
Marçal Godinho
Gardener
Helena Afonso
Maria Prado
Bruno Salgueiro
Kicking Young Man
Maria d'Aires
Spitting Woman
Jorge Veríssimo
Men's Outfitter
Sarah Spale
Catarina Mendez (as Sarah Bühlmann)
Raquel Cipriano
(Uncredited)
Crew
Bille August
Director
Greg Latter
Screenplay
Ulrich Herrmann
Screenplay
Pascal Mercier
Novel
Hansjörg Weissbrich
Editor
Filip Zumbrunn
Director of Photography
Daniel Baur
Executive Producer
Oliver Simon
Executive Producer
Kevin Scott Frakes
Executive Producer
Eric Fischer
Executive Producer
Peter Reichenbach
Producer
Kerstin Ramcke
Producer
Günther Russ
Producer
Michael Lehmann
Associate Producer
Michael Steiger
Associate Producer
Paulo Trancoso
Co-Producer
Ana Costa
Co-Producer
Benjamin Seikel
Co-Producer
Dieter Stempnierwsky
Line Producer
Augusto Mayer
Production Design
Sebastian Meuschel
Camera Operator
Patrícia Vasconcelos
Casting
Corinna Glaus
Casting
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Monika Jacobs
Costume Design
Sano de Perpessac
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Linda DeVetta
Makeup Artist
Jekaterina Oertel
Makeup Artist
Rainer Heesch
Sound Designer
Stefan Soltau
Sound Effects Editor
Björn Wiese
Sound Effects Editor
Tatjana Jakob
Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Editor
Tobias Fleig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ralph Thiekötter
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Andreas Otto
Boom Operator
Carsten Richter
Foley
Marcel Stucki
Special Effects
Manfred Büttner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Annette Focks
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Bela Taborda
Transportation Captain
Adrian Baumeister
Dialogue Editor
Luís Lacerda
Lead Painter
Sam Emerson
Still Photographer
Gerardo Fernandes
Production Consultant
David Chan Cordeiro
Stunt Coordinator
José Carlos Vitorino
Property Master
Dominique Steiner-Studinka
Property Master
Peter Demmer
Gaffer
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