Manoel is an aging film director who travels with the film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose father emigrated from Portugal to France and in process remembers his own youth.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Marcello MastroianniManoel | Manoel |
 Jean-Yves GautierAfonso | Afonso |
 Leonor SilveiraJudite | Judite |
 Diogo DóriaDuarte | Duarte |
 Isabel de CastroMaria Afonso | Maria Afonso |
| CCécile Sanz de AlbaCristina | Cristina |
 José PintoJosé Afonso | José Afonso |
 Adelaide TeixeiraSenhora | Senhora |
 Isabel RuthOlga | Olga |
 Manoel de OliveiraDriver | Driver |
| JJosé Maria Vaz da SilvaAssistente | Assistente |
| FFernando BentoHomem 1 | Homem 1 |
 Mário MoutinhoHomem 2 | Homem 2 |
 Jorge MotaHomem 3 | Homem 3 |
| SSara AlvesMenina | Menina |
| HHelder EstevesMenino | Menino |