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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 16, 1996
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil, Portugal
- Cast
- Cristina Aché,José Fonseca e Costa,João Maria Pinto,Ruth Escobar,Curado Ribeiro,Filipe Ferrer,Pedro Efe,Sinde Filipe,André Gomes,Cândido Ferreiraand 17 more
- Director
- Jom Tob Azulay
- Cinematography
- Eduardo Serra
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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