
The Jew
5.8/10
Release: 16/01/1996
Duration: 1h 30m

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.
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Language: Portuguese
Director:Jom Tob Azulay
Writers
| Screenplay:Millor Fernandes
| Screenplay:Gilvan Pereira
| Story:Jom Tob Azulay
| Screenplay:Geraldo Carneiro
Production
Tatu Filmes
Embrafilme
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual