Dreaming of great adventures and of standing up for his homeland, a young Portuguese man enlists in the army during World War I and is sent to the front line in Africa, Mozambique. Left behind by his platoon, he sets out on a grueling trek across the mystic Makua native land, walking for over a thousand kilometers, in search of his dream.
Cast
JOÃO NUNES MONTEIRO
JOÃO LAGARTO
FILIPE DUARTE
ALFREDO BRITO
MIGUEL MOREIRA
MIGUEL BORGES
CESÁRIO MONTEIRO
JOÃO VICENTE
MANUEL JOÃO VIEIRA
NUNO PRETO
AQUIRASSE NIPITA
MESSIAS JOÃO
MÁRIO MABJAIA
SEBASTIAN JEHKUL
JOSSEFINA MASSANGO
HERMELINDA SIMELA
MARIA CLOTILDE
GIGLIOLA ZACARA
GEZEBEL MACOVELA
with the special participation of
ANA MAGAIA
and
CAMANÉ
Crew
Directed by
JOÃO NUNO PINTO
Written by
FERNANDA POLACOW
GONÇALO WADDINGTON
Original ideia
JOÃO NUNO PINTO
Cinematography
ADOLPHO VELOSO
Art direction
NUNO GABRIEL MELLO, TIGRE DE FOGO
Film editing
GUSTAVO GIANI
Music by
JUSTIN MELLAND
Sound
GITA CERVEIRA
TIAGO RAPOSINHO
MATTHIEU DENIAU
Costume design
LUCHA D`OREY
Makeup
NUNO MIGUEL ESTEVES
Casting
RICARDO MOURA
Produced by
PAULO BRANCO
Executive producers
ANA PINHÃO MOURA
MARIO PEIXOTO
ENRICO SARAIVA
A LEOPARDO FILMES production
In coproduction with
ALFAMA FILMS PRODUCTION
In association with
APM PRODUÇÕES
DELICATESSEN FILMS
MAPIKO FILMES
With the support of
INSTITUTO DO CINEMA E DO AUDIOVISUAL
RÁDIO E TELEVISÃO DE PORTUGAL
L’AIDE AUX CINEMAS DU MONDE
CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE – INSTITUT FRANCAIS
L’AIDE À LA COPRODUCTION D’ŒUVRES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES FRANCO-PORTUGAISES
CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE AUDIOVISUAL E CINEMA
CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME MEDIA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PROGRAMA IBERMEDIA