The Jew

01/16/1996

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1hr 30min

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Drama

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Dina Sfat
  • Fernanda Torres
  • José Lewgoy
  • Mário Viegas
  • Cristina Aché

    Directors

  • Jom Tob Azulay
  • Ruy Guerra
  • Cláudio Kahns

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Brazil
  • Portugal

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese