The Jew

The Jew

1h 30m 1996 Drama Brazil, Portugal
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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.

Director

Jom Tob Azulay

Writer

Millor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira, Jom Tob Azulay, Geraldo Carneiro