At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned in Mozambique the tribal chief Gungunhana, who had rebelled against Portuguese government and sovereignty. Mouzinho instantly becomes a national hero but his raising popularity worries the State.

Ludmila Mikaël
Mariana

Arnaud Giovaninetti
Nuno

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Rodrigo

Julie Sergeant
Estefânia

Jose Coronado
Gastão
Christine Chevreux
Rosa

Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel

José Mário Branco
Mouzinho

Antonio Ferrandis
José Luciano
Montserrat Salvador
Titão

Rogério Samora
Lencastre

Pedro Efe
Leitão

Carlos César
Padre Marcos

Filipe Ferrer
Alberto

Raul Solnado
Matos