Drama
Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
João Barreto
Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
Carol Levy
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
João Grosso
Police chief
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
Pedro Efe
Teresa Madruga
Porter
Giorgio Trestini
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
Manuela Cassola
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Carlos César
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
António Costa
Paulo Alves
Helder Mendes
Joaquim Loyola Pereira
Jorge Sacadura
Rita Cardoso Pires
Giovanna Cau

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