The Jew

The Jew(1996)

01/16/1996 (US)Drama1h 30m
5.0

Overview

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.

Jom Tob Azulay

Director

Jom Tob Azulay

Story

Gilvan Pereira

Screenplay

Millor Fernandes

Screenplay

Geraldo Carneiro

Screenplay