In 1971, the Portuguese colonial war was still ongoing. A young doctor sent to Angola, South Africa, could only share his experiences on the front lin[Expand All]
In 1971, the Portuguese colonial war was still ongoing. A young doctor sent to Angola, South Africa, could only share his experiences on the front line with his pregnant wife through letters. All the nature and culture he saw in a foreign land were transformed into warm and nostalgic words in the letters. But as the war intensified, the ugliest side of human nature could no longer be concealed, and the words in the letters became perplexing and hard to understand... The film, with its magnificent and breathtaking black-and-white images, composes a cruel allegory of war.[Collapse]
