The Jew
1996 · ★ 5.5 · Dir. Jom Tob Azulay
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
- Released
- 1996-01-16
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Language
- PT
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Dina Sfat
Fernanda Torres
José Lewgoy
Mário Viegas
Cristina Aché
Ruy de Carvalho
Fabio Junqueira
Sinde Filipe
Marquis of Alegrete
Curado Ribeiro
Sérgio Godinho
António Teixeira
João Grosso
Laura Soveral
Maria Coutinho
