The Jew

Released
1996
1h 30min
5 votes
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

O Judeu

Langue originale

PT

Langues parlées

Portuguese

Production

Compagnies de production

Tatu Filmes

Embrafilme

Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual

Pays de production

Brazil

Portugal

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