How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal

Overview

Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.

Details

Cast

Carloto Cotta

Fernando Pessoa / Álvaro de Campos

Manuel Mozos

Mr. Moitinho de Almeida

Diogo Dória

Minister of Health

Alexandre Pieroni Calado

Mourinho / Poem Voice (voice)

Ricardo Gross

Father Marinheiro Bicha da Horta

Mia Tomé

Painter's Model

Eugène Green

Painter

Zé Branco

Tram Passenger #1

Sofia Bénard da Costa

Tram Passenger #2

Aurora Bénard

Tram Passenger #3

Patrícia Almeida

Tram Passenger #4

Lisa Persson

Tram Passenger #5

Nuno Esteves

Tram Passenger #6