The Jew

The Jew

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 16, 1996

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.

The Jew

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 16, 1996

The Jew
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title O Judeu
Directors Jom Tob Azulay
Writers Geraldo Carneiro, Jom Tob Azulay, Millor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira

Cast

Sinde Filipe

as Marquis of Alegrete

Sérgio Godinho

as António Teixeira

Laura Soveral

as Maria Coutinho

Pedro Efe

as Warden

Cândido Ferreira

as Priest in the Bar

Edwin Luisi

as Alexandre de Gusmão

Amílcar Botica

as Bishop

Filipe Ferrer

as Financial Secretary

João Maria Pinto

as Bartender

Varela Silva

as José Mendes da Silva

Alexandre de Sousa

as Priest

Ruth Escobar

as D. Maria Ana