The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Jom Tob AzulayDirector
- Millor FernandesScreenplay
- Gilvan PereiraScreenplay
- Geraldo CarneiroScreenplay
Cast
- Felipe PinheiroAntónio José da Silva
- Dina SfatLourença Coutinho
- José LewgoyD. Nuno da Cunha
- Mário ViegasD. João V
- José NetoD. Marcos
- Edwin LuisiAlexandre de Gusmão
- Fernanda TorresBrites
- Ruy de CarvalhoPadre Pantoja
- Cristina AchéLeonor
- Sinde FilipeMarquis of Alegrete
- Sérgio GodinhoAntónio Teixeira
- Curado RibeiroBispo D. Teotónio