Storyline

Auto Da Fé is a diptych that looks at migration through the lens of religious persecution. Presented as a poetic period drama, the film presents a series of eight historical migrations over the last 400 years, starting with the little known 1654 fleeing of Sephardic Jews from Catholic Brazil to Barbados. As the film develops, we are presented with tale after tale of populations being displaced along religious lines, right up to the present day migrations from Hombori, Mali and Mosul, Iraq. Religion, persecution and migration are, it seems, old and continuing bedfellows. The work was filmed on location in Barbados, but the landscape is deliberately anonymous, reflecting the universal nature of these stories.

Key Information

Director John Akomfrah
Rating 8.0/10
Language EN

Frequently Asked Questions

Acts Of Faith was released on January 22, 2016.

The runtime of Acts Of Faith is 41m.

Acts Of Faith has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Acts Of Faith is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Acts Of Faith was directed by John Akomfrah.

Acts Of Faith is originally in English.