BigList
Login / Sign up
The Nun and the Torture (1984)

The Nun and the Torture (1984)

Action Drama Crime
Release Date: 1984, March 7
Directors: Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Countries: Brazil
Production: Dacar Produções Cinematográficas, Dacar Produções Cinematográficas
Cast: David Cardoso, Vera Gimenez

Overview:

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.