The Holy Office (Spanish: El santo oficio) is a 1974 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Arturo Ripstein. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and won the Silver Goddess for Best Film in 1974 awarded by the Mexican Cinema Journalists.
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Plot
The Carvajal family is mourning the death of their patriarch. Their eldest son, raised in a monastery for most of his life, is shocked to witness signs of his family observing the Laws of Moses, cleaning his father's body, and uttering Hebrew words. He reports his suspicions to his superiors, and brings to bear the bureaucratic wrath of the Inquisition upon his grieving mother, sister, brothers, and much of the secret Jewish community of 16th Century New Spain that they belong to.
Cast
Jorge Luke - Luis de Carvajal
Diana Bracho - Mariana de Carvajal
Claudio Brook - Alonso de Peralta
Ana Mérida - Francisca
Arturo Beristáin - Baltasar
Martha Navarro - Catalina Morales
Silvia Mariscal - Justa Méndez
Antonio Bravo - Rabine Morales
Peter Gonzales Falcón - Fray Gaspar (as Peter Gonzales)
Mario Castillón Bracho - Gregorio López
Farnesio de Bernal - Fray Hernando
Rafael Banquells - Principal of the Real Audience
Jorge Fegán - Padre Oroz
Martín LaSalle - Díaz Márquez
Florencio Castelló - Fray Lorenzo de Albornoz
Carlos Nieto - Inquisidor Juan Lobo Guerrero
Nathanael León - Monje
Carlos Pouliot - Amante de Justa Méndez
Cecilia Leger
Juan José Martínez Casado - Carcelero
Rodolfo Velez - Cocinero
Luz Elena Silva
Ramón Menéndez - Manuel de Lucena