Overview
At the age of 71, a highly regarded writer, José Cardoso Pires, suffers a major stroke and loses his memory and the ability to relate to the rest of the world. Everybody seems to defy the famous author to write another novel that recounts this adventure telling his "last story", the most conclusive of his career, the one of his accidental journey to the clear shadows territory.
Director and cast
- Rui Morisson as José Cardoso Pires
- Natália Luiza as Edite
- Rafael Gomes as Zé / young Cardoso Pires
- Ana Lopes as Esquilo / young Edite
- Maria João Bastos as Alexandra Alpha
- Rogério Samora as Artur Semedo
- Manuel Coelho as António Alves Redol
- Raquel Rocha Vieira as Ana
- Iris Cayatte as Rita
- Luís Mascarenhas as Martinho
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