Padre Pio

Jun 01, 2023 1h 44m

5.5

30 votes

Drama

Synopsis

It is the end of World War I and the young Italian soldiers are making their way back to San Giovanni Rotondo, a land of poverty, with a tradition of violence and submission to the iron-clad rule of the church and its wealthy landowners. Families are desperate, the men are broken, albeit victorious. Padre Pio also arrives, at a remote Capuchin monastery, to begin his ministry, evoking an aura of charisma, saintliness and epic visions of Jesus, Mary and the Devil himself. The eve of the first free elections in Italy sets the stage for a massacre with a metaphorical dimension: an apocalyptic event that changes the course of history.

Title	Padre Pio
Companies	Interlinea Films, Maze Pictures, Rimsky Productions, Carte Blanche
Countries	Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords	catholic priest, stigma, priesthood, based on real person, based on real events