Storyline
Isabel and Clara are growing up in a time of terror. It is 1492, and Spain has decreed that all Jews must either convert to Catholicism, go into exile or face trial and execution. Although forcibly baptized, the sisters are chased through Christendom until they arrive in Venice. It is in this great maritime empire, where opulence rhymes with tolerance, that Isabel organizes secret passages for refugees fleeing the Inquisition while Clara falls in love with a Venetian noble, Paolo Zane. Isabel intends for her family to go to Istanbul, the only place where Jews can live freely, but Clara is reluctant to leave. She challenges Isabel's authority and is prepared to break her family ties and sacrifice her faith for love. Caught in this battle of wills is Clara's daughter, Victoria, who finds she is about to be married into the same faith that murdered her father.
Cast & Crew
John Turturro
Paolo Zane
Lead
Katherine Borowitz
Isabel
Tara Fitzgerald
Clara
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Victoria
Anton Rodgers
Foscari
Ronald Pickup
Da Monte
Marc Pickering
Andrea Zane
Marianne Borgo
Donna Benveniste
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ademir Kenović's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Secret Passage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
