The Jew

Release Date: 1996-01-16

Runtime: 90

Languages: Português

Rating: 5.8

Votes: 4

Genres: Drama

Director: Jom Tob Azulay

Description: 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...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Tatu Filmes

Embrafilme