Dispute in Valladolid (1992)

6.9/10 90 min History Drama TV Movie

Overview

Spain conquered the seas, found a new world and different realities than the one known in Europe. But a question needed to be answered with what they found in those new territories: do the Indians have souls? The Church, bound to protect and convert the natives and the conquerors who treated them like slaves and thought they were only merchandising, expose their arguments and reasonings at what would be known as the Vallidolid controversy. Between them, there's a cardinal hearing both parts and trying to get reasonable answers from this critical question.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Bartolomé de las Casas

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Ginèse de Sepúlveda

Jean Carmet

Le Légat du Pape

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Le Colon

Claude Laugier

Frère Ambrosiano

Didier Bourguignon

Le scribe

Dominique Noé

Un assesseur du légat

Michel Charrel

Le deuxième colon

Pascal Elso

Frère Emiliano

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