The Jew (O Judeu) 28 years old

The Jew

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.

Credits

The Jew Cast

Name Character
Cândido Ferreira He was 0, now 24 years old as Priest in the Bar
Cristina Aché She was 41, now 66 years old
Canto e Castro
Fernanda Torres She was 33, now 58 years old
Mário Viegas He was 50, 47 years old when he died
André Gomes He was 5, now 30 years old
Laura Soveral She was 65, now 91 years old
Fernando Curado Ribeiro He was 79, 76 years old when he died
Sérgio Godinho He was 54, now 79 years old
José Lewgoy He was 78, 82 years old when he died
José Fonseca e Costa He was 65, 82 years old when he died
João Grosso He was 40, now 65 years old

The Jew Crew

Name Department
Eduardo Serra as Director of Photography. He was 55 (now 80) years old Camera
António da Cunha Telles as Associate Producer. He was 63 (now 89) years old Production
Ruy Guerra as Editor. He was 67 (now 92) years old Editing
The Jew poster
The Jew (28 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 16, 1996
  • Runtime: 90 minutes