Movie

The Jew

★ 5.7/10 · 6 votes 1996 1h 30m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

Felipe Pinheiro António José da Silva Dina Sfat Lourença Coutinho José Lewgoy D. Nuno da Cunha Mário Viegas D. João V José Neto D. Marcos Edwin Luisi Alexandre de Gusmão