João Ratão 1940

João Ratão is one of many young Portuguese soldiers fighting in Flandres, France, during World War I. Back home, he now needs to fight for the love Vitória, to whom he sent love letters from France... written by a fellow soldier. João Ratão is illiterate.

Cast:

Óscar de Lemos
João Ratão 

Maria Domingas
Vitória 

António Silva
Teotónio 

Manuel Santos Carvalho
Manuel da Loja, shopkeeper 

Teresa Cazal
Manuela 

Costinha
Bonifácio