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The Nun and the Torture (1984) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1984 · 85 mins · Portuguese
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- Directed by
- Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
- Starring
- David Cardoso, Laura Cardoso, Cláudia Alencar, Wilson Sampson, Sérgio Hingst, Ruy Leal
Chief of Police Rui, a happily married man of principle, leads the case against Joana, a schoolteacher accused of political crimes. After several false leads he arrests her, only to discover she is also a nun. The revelation does not spare her from torture to force a confession, and Rui finds his duty tangled with a growing attraction to her.
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