THE JEW (1996)

The Jew
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The Jew
Drama
January 16, 1996
Portuguese
1h 30m
Brazil
Tatu Filmes

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 & Characters

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

Ruy de Carvalho

Padre Pantoja

Sinde Filipe

Marquis of Alegrete

Sérgio Godinho

António Teixeira

Curado Ribeiro

Bispo D. Teotónio

Ruth Escobar

D. Maria Ana

Cândido Ferreira

Priest in the Bar

Laura Soveral

Maria Coutinho

João Grosso

D. Manuel

Rogério Paulo

Promotor Santo Ofício

Varela Silva

José Mendes da Silva

Fabio Junqueira

Luis Barbuda

André Gomes

Mordomo-mor

Pedro Efe

Warden

Crew

Gilvan Pereira

Screenplay

Eduardo Serra

Director of Photography

Fernando Vendrell

Executive Producer