The Holy Office (El Santo Oficio)
1973 · Movie · 130 min. · Mexico
In Nueva España the Inquisition apprehends a Jewish family. One of the members of this family escapes and seeks refugee with a rabbi. Someone informs on him and he is captured and tortured subsequently revealing the names of other Jews. Ripstein re-elaborates in this film the notions of intolerance in the context of Colonial Mexico.
Direction Arturo Ripstein
Cast Jorge Luke · Diana Bracho · Claudio Brook · Ana Mérida · Silvia Mariscal
Screenplay Arturo Ripstein · José Emilio Pacheco
Cinematography Jorge Stahl Jr.
Original title El Santo Oficio
6.6
111 votes (FilmAffinity)
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