Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Writing | João Botelho | Screenplay |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Manager |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Marco Oliveira | Additional Grip |
| Directing | Pedro Ramalhete | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Dray | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ricardo Lameiras | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | António Pinhão Botelho | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | João Ribeiro | Director of Photography |
| Writing | José Saramago | Novel |
| Directing | João Botelho | Director |
| Art | Cláudia Lopes Costa | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Bernardes | Music |
| Art | Carlos Subtil | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Sara Braz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tiago Inuit | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joana Niza Braga | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Pedro Maurício | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Manuel Ramos | Key Grip |
| Art | João Alves | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danila Hatzakis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Thelma de Jerusalém | Property Master |
| Camera | Pedro Arial | Grip |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlota Capitão de Sousa | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Sofia Rodrigues | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Makeup Designer |
| Visual Effects | Pedro Vicente | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mendes | Costumer |
| Production | Pedro Augusto Almeida | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anderson Uzual | Hairstylist |
| Production | Maria João Dinis | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Miguel Miranda | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | Focus Puller |
| Production | Hugo Saiote | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miguel Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Tomás Novais Castro | Third Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Filipe Pereira | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fátima Sousa | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Armando Chourico | Generator Operator |
| Lighting | Donato Melo | Electrician |
| Production | Marta Moreira | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Rodrigues | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Fábio Alas | Additional Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Costa | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Miguel Coelho | Boom Operator |
| Production | Sílvia Guerra | Production Accountant |
| Production | Karina Queiroz | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Paulo Abelho | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Luísa Ferreira | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donzilia Faria | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joana Veloso | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Soraia Guilherme | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Joana Eufrázia | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Hugo Peralta | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madalena Braga | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Paulo Guilherme | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ana Bordalo | Administration |
| Art | Cinara Pisco | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Ivan Coletti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Marta Valente Lopes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rute Santos | Production Assistant |
| Art | Fabienne Couvreur | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Caldeira | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita de Castro | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ana Costa | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | António Gavinho | Painter |
| Crew | Pedro Rainho | Special Effects Technician |
| Lighting | António Godinho | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Joana Pereira | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Jennifer Mendes | Colorist |
