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The Jew (1996)

5.8 | Jan 16, 1996 (BR) | Drama | 01:30

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.

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Felipe Pinheiro
António José da Silva
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Dina Sfat
Lourença Coutinho
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José Lewgoy
D. Nuno da Cunha
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Mário Viegas
D. João V
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José Neto
D. Marcos
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Edwin Luisi
Alexandre de Gusmão
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Ruy de Carvalho
Padre Pantoja
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Sinde Filipe
Marquis of Alegrete

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