"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follows the daily lives of several people connected to newspapers, television, film and theater in Lisbon, in the days leading up to the revolution of 25 April 1974.
Luís Filipe Costa
Director, Writer

Helena Isabel
Lídia

João Lagarto
Nuno

João Mota
André

Almeno Gonçalves
Juvenal

Isabel Medina
Mónica

Carlos Santos
Patrício

João Maria Pinto
Saul

Marques D'Arede
Santana
Hermenegildo Gomes
Roldão