Cast
 Nuno Lopes Sergeant Francisco Xavier |
 Soraia Chaves Martírio |
 Marisa Paredes D. Filipa Sanches |
 John Malkovich General Wellington |
 Carloto Cotta Lieutenant Pedro de Alencar |
 Victória Guerra Clarissa Warren |
 Marcello Urgeghe Major Jonathan Foster |
 Jemima West Maureen |
 Afonso Pimentel Zé Maria |
 Miguel Borges Manuel Pena Branca |
 Mathieu Amalric General Baron de Marbot |
 Melvil Poupaud Marshal Masséna |
 Filipe Vargas Vicente de Almeida |
 Adriano Luz Bordalo |
 João Luís Arrais Young Autist |
 Elsa Zylberstein Sister Cordélia |
 Vincent Perez Lévêque |
 Albano Jerónimo Abbot |
 Joana de Verona Brites |
 Gonçalo Waddington Nurse Eusébio, Zanaga, Spy |
With friendly complicity of
 Catherine Deneuve Severina |
 Isabelle Huppert Cosima Pia |
 Michel Piccoli Léopold Schweitzer |
 Chiara Mastroianni Hussar |
 Malik Zidi Octave de Ségur |
 Maria João Bastos Maria de Jesus |
 Paulo Pires Alberto |
and
| Manuel Wiborg | Ti Miguel |
| José Meireles | Peasant |
| Diogo Dória | Old Peasant |
| Rita Martins | Peasant |
| Lucrèce Carmignac | Young Maid |
| Francis Braddell Dawson | Peter Warren |
| Pedro Ferreira | Afonso |
| João Villas Boas | Cape Percy |
| Elmano Sancho | Lieutenant Francês |
| Miguel Monteiro | Capitan Saavedra |
| Dmitry Bogomolov | Polish |
| Pedro Lacerda | French Soldier |
| João Saboga | Leader |
| Ricardo Aibéo | Sentinel |
| Victor Gonçalves | Helper |
| Chris Murphy | English Soldier |