The Nun and the Torture

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The Nun and the Torture (1984)

Directed by Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

Action, Crime, Drama · 1h 25m

Chief of Police Rui, a happily married man of principles, is in charge of investigating Joana, a teacher who's accused of political crimes. After some false starts, he manages to arrest her, but is startled to learn that she's also a nun. The revelation doesn't alter the natural course of events: he must torture her in order to obtain a confession, and gets increasingly attracted to her.

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Cast

David Cardoso Delegado Rui Vera Gimenez Joana Sérgio Hingst Cláudia Alencar Sonia Garcia
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Eddio Smanio
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Elizabeth de Luiz Lígia de Paula
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Maria Teresa
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Nestor Alves de Lima
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Luiz Vargas
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Azeitona

Crew

Director
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Writer
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias, Jorge Andrade
Editor
Jair Garcia Duarte
Producer
David Cardoso

Details

Original title
A Freira e a Tortura
Release date
1984-03-07
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
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