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Os Olhos da sia Portuguese The Eyes of Asia is 1996 Portuguese historical drama film directed by Joo Mrio Grilo, who also cowrote the script with Paulo Filipe. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival onAugust 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard. The film was released in Portugal onApril 1997.
Fifty years after this glorious mission, which so fascinated European royalty, Julian was forced again to prove his faith, only this time before a Shogun, who wanted to force him to abandon his religion. Julian resists, as does Miguel Chijiwa, a fellow at the embassy to Rome, who become a martyr. Betrayed by Christopher Ferreira, who can not stand the pain of torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not.
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