Felipe Pinheiro
António José da Silva
The Jew
NR1996•90 min
4KHDRCC
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.
Audience Score:
5.8
Directed by:Jom Tob Azulay
