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Belmonte (Portugal) HistoryCrypto-JewsCrypto-Jews Iberian Peninsula HistoryCryptojuifs Ibérique, Péninsule HistoireDocumentaryEurope Iberian PeninsulaHistoryJewish Christians Portugal Social life and customsJewsJews Portugal Belmonte HistoryPortugal
Directed by: Stan Neumann, Frédéric Brenner
Overview
When the Portugese Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, 'Marranos' was the name given to them by their Christian neighbors. To avoid persecution they converted to Catholicism but secretly practiced Judaism. This film depicts the life and customs of the last surviving community of Marranos--now numbering 100--in the tiny village of Belmonte, north of Lisbon