
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration — and soon after finds himself hailed as a hero of the national liberation struggle.

Lázaro Ramos
Joãozinho

Pedro Hossi
Pedro

João Lagarto
Raul

Hermila Guedes
Francisca

Buda Lira
Ernesto Lopes

Patrícia Bull
Rita

Pedro Carraca
Rui

Sílvia Rizzo
Carmo

São José Correia
Lola Valdez

Antônio Pitanga
Pai de Joãozinho

Maria Ceiça
Mãe de Joãozinho

Alberto Magassela
Alfredo

Carlos Paca
Zeca
Miguel Telmo
Engraxador

Anabela Teixeira
Amiga de Lopes