Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 António de Oliveira SalazarSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Américo TomásSelf - President of the Republic (archive footage) | Self - President of the Republic (archive footage) |
 Hanna SchygullaErika Mann (voice) | Erika Mann (voice) |
 Rüdiger VoglerAlfred Döblin (voice) | Alfred Döblin (voice) |
| CChristian PateyAntoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice) | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice) |
 AnnabellaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Danielle DarrieuxSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Louis JouvetSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert MontgomerySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Madeleine OzeraySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 António Lopes RibeiroSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Tyrone PowerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Simone SimonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |