In the 16th century, an epidemic breaks out and the outlawed Jews are blamed for it. The Carvajals are brought before the Inquisition. All renounce their faith except Luis, who is punished by being forced to wear a sambenito (a penitential robe) and work in an insane asylum. Under torture, Luis betrays his entire community, who are burned at the stake. While they burn, other Jews celebrate their rites.
Arturo Ripstein
Renowned Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter born in 1943. He was Luis Buñuel's assistant on ‘The Exterminating Angel', and in 1972 he wrote the screenplay for Jorge Fons' ‘Cinco mil dólares de recompensa’. In 1965, he made his debut with Time to Die'. He has taken part in the Cannes Film Festival with 'The Holy Inquisition' (1973), 'The Queen of the Night' (1994), and 'No One Writes to the Colonel' (1999), and has won five Ariel Awards for 'The Castle of Purity' (1973), 'The Place Without Limits' (1978), 'Life Sentence' (1979), 'The Realm of Fortune' (1986) and 'The Beginning and the End' (also winner of the Golden Shell at San Sebastian in 1993). Other notable works by Ripstein include ‘Deep Crimson’ (Golden Osella in Venice in 1996, where he also presented ‘The Virgin of Lust’ in 2002 and ‘Bleak Street’ in 2015), 'The Ruination of Men (Golden Shell at San Sebastian in 2000) and 'Devil Between the Legs' (2019), winner of the Best Director Award at the Málaga Film Festival. In 2009 he was a member of the Seminci International Jury and is a Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters, a distinction granted by the French Government.
DIRECTOR
Arturo Ripstein
SCREENPLAY
José Emilio Pacheco, Arturo Ripstein
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jorge Stahl Jr.
EDITOR
Eufemio Rivera y R.
SOUND
Jesús González Gancy, José Li-Ho, Bud Grenzbach
MUSIC
Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
PRODUCTION
Leopoldo Silva, Marco Silva
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (Conacine), Cinematográfica Marco Polo
CAST
Jorge Luke, Diana Bracho, Claudio Brook, Ana Mérida, Silvia Mariscal, Arturo Hernández, Alfredo Obregón, Helena Rojo
