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.
| Directing | João Botelho | Director |
| Camera | João Ribeiro | Director of Photography |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Designer |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Manager |
| Directing | António Pinhão Botelho | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pedro Ramalhete | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Dray | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ricardo Lameiras | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Marco Oliveira | Additional Grip |
| Writing | José Saramago | Novel |
| Writing | João Botelho | Screenplay |
| Sound | Daniel Bernardes | Music |
| Art | Cláudia Lopes Costa | Set Decoration |
| Art | Carlos Subtil | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Sara Braz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joana Niza Braga | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tiago Inuit | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miguel Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Caldeira | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Costa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita de Castro | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Soraia Guilherme | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danila Hatzakis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Rodrigues | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fátima Sousa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anderson Uzual | Hairstylist |
| Production | Maria João Dinis | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Tomás Novais Castro | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Ana Costa | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Fabienne Couvreur | Painter |
| Art | Thelma de Jerusalém | Property Master |
| Art | António Gavinho | Painter |
| Art | Cinara Pisco | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Paulo Abelho | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Miguel Coelho | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Joana Eufrázia | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Pedro Maurício | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Miguel Miranda | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Hugo Peralta | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Filipe Pereira | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Pedro Rainho | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Pedro Vicente | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Fábio Alas | Additional Grip |
| Camera | Pedro Arial | Grip |
| Camera | Luísa Ferreira | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | António Godinho | Electrician |
| Lighting | Donato Melo | Electrician |
| Camera | Manuel Ramos | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madalena Braga | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlota Capitão de Sousa | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donzilia Faria | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mendes | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Joana Pereira | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Sofia Rodrigues | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joana Veloso | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Jennifer Mendes | Colorist |
| Art | João Alves | Location Scout |
| Directing | Paulo Guilherme | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ana Bordalo | Administration |
| Production | Ivan Coletti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sílvia Guerra | Production Accountant |
| Production | Marta Valente Lopes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marta Moreira | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karina Queiroz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Hugo Saiote | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rute Santos | Production Assistant |
| Production | Pedro Augusto Almeida | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Armando Chouriço | Generator Operator |
