War, History, Drama
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
Spirits of the Dead
You're My Hero
I Have Sinned
Stranger Than Fiction
The Anarchist's Wife
Alsasua 1936
Alféreces provisionales
Líneas de fuego
El libro de las aguas
Flores de mármol y caballos morados
Europa
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Pa-siyam
Maddalena
Meurtres au Mont-Saint-Michel
Pather Panchali
The Baby of Mâcon
Collin
Prêtres interdits
SIMILAR MOVIES
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1985
Part one of this two-part epic follows the life and deeds of Boris I – a strong historic personality, which completes his mission to the full and at the end of his life receives holy orders.Spirits of the Dead
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1968
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.You're My Hero
IMDB 5.2 | May , 2003
Thirteen-year-old Ramon is on the verge of many adolescent discoveries -- and the confusion that goes along with them. Shy and awkward, he's moved from town to town throughout his childhood and believes that life is about winning and losing. But he soon learns it's all about survival. Like Ramon, Spain is in transition (President Francisco Franco is about to die); it's a time of social upheaval marked by change, illusion and struggle.I Have Sinned
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2023
Pablo confesses a crime to Anders, who has a hidden agenda.Stranger Than Fiction
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2006
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.The Anarchist's Wife
IMDB 5.5 | Jun , 2008
Manuela is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a concentration camp, and upon his release, continues the fight against nationalism in the French resistance. Years pass without a word from him, but his wife never gives up hope of seeing him again.Alsasua 1936
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1994
Based on the life of Marino Ayerra, who was appointed as parson priest of Alsasua (Navarra) two days before the start of the Spanish Civil War.Alféreces provisionales
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1964
Javier López Cronwell, journalist, son of an American and a Spaniard, comes to Spain to write a series of anti-communist articles. The boy is politically neutral and emotionally and personally cold. He comes into contact with his paternal grandfather and the friends of his father, who died in our Liberation War, who propose that he take the provisional ensigns as a topic for his article. He prepares his return to North America without waiting to see the 25th anniversary Victory Parade, despite the wishes of his father's friends, old ensigns who will parade to show the world that they are still in the breach.Líneas de fuego
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2002
Love story during the Spanish civil war in a psychiatric hospital.El libro de las aguas
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2008
Ángel Pedrosa (Álex González, Fernando Luján) returns to Bruma (Córdoba), his hometown, from where he had to flee during the Civil War. He returns to reconstruct his family's history, to forgive himself, and to remember others. Ángel stitches together the fragments of his life during Spain in the second half of 1939. His first love, the hatred of the post-war period, the intolerance and the passages he went through until he had to flee, hastily, out of his homeland to not return until many years later.Flores de mármol y caballos morados
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2020
During the early moments of the Spanish Civil War, in a spanish village, Isidoro lives with his father Lucas and his horse Coco. Isidoro witnesses how his father, torn apart by their debts, wages his frustration upon Coco.Europa
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1991
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.The Exorcism of Emily Rose
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2005
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.Pa-siyam
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2004
After their mother's death, her adult children gather in their family home to respect the funereal rite of Pa-sayim. Although they had originally thought she died of natural causes, thy soon realize that a dark force in he home may have played a part in her demise.Maddalena
IMDB 5.2 | Nov , 1971
The love story between a free-spirited girl and a priest.Meurtres au Mont-Saint-Michel
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 2022
A seemingly mystical murder takes Captain Sophie Maliquot back to the Mont-Saint-Michel region where she spent part of her childhood and where her father, who died years earlier, is buried.Pather Panchali
IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 1955
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.The Baby of Mâcon
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1993
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.Collin
IMDB 10 | Dec , 1981
Prêtres interdits
IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 1973