Letters from War (film) explained

Letters from War
Native Name:	Cartas da Guerra
Director:	Ivo M. Ferreira
Producer:	Luis Urbano
Cinematography:	João Ribeiro
Editing:	Sandro Aguilar
Studio:	O Som e a Furia
Distributor:	O Som e a Furia
Runtime:	105 minutes^[1]
Country:	Portugal
Language:	Portuguese
Gross:	$118,523^[2] ^[3]

Letters from War (Portuguese: '''Cartas da Guerra''') is a 2016 Portuguese drama film directed by Ivo M. Ferreira and based on the letter collection D'este viver aqui neste papel descripto by António Lobo Antunes.^[4] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere.^{[5] [6]} It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[7]

Cast

• Miguel Nunes as António^[4]
• Margarida Vila-Nova as Maria José^[4]
• Ricardo Pereira^[1]
• João Pedro Vaz^[1]
• João Pedro Mamede^[1]
• Simão Cayatte^[4]
• Isac Graça^[4]
• Gonçalo Carvalho
• Francisco Hestnes

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cartas da guerra. 17 February 2016. berlinale.de.
2. Web site: Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War) . Box Office Mojo . 17 September 2016.
3. Web site: Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War) . The Numbers . 10 October 2016.
4. Web site: As cartas de Lobo Antunes chegam ao festival de Berlim. Lusa news agency. 11 January 2016. 17 February 2016. dn.pt. Portuguese.
5. Web site: Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected . 11 January 2016 . Berlinale.
6. Web site: Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup . 11 January 2016 . Variety.
7. Web site: "Cartas da Guerra" é o candidato português aos Óscares . TVI24 . 13 September 2016 . 13 September 2016.