TV series

We Are Angels

1997 · 1 season

A breezy, good-natured caper where two fugitives bumble through monastery life, trading punches and punchlines with easy charm.

Overview: Bob and Joe are two prisoners locked up in the Latin American maximum security prison of Santa Consuelo. The two manage to escape during an attack by the revolutionaries commanded by Napoleon Duarte and pretend to be friars, taking refuge in the mission of San Rolando. In the mission, in which monks and Indians live in harmony, the two escapees become Father Orso and Father Zaccaria and win the affection of all.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, redemption, faith, found family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
redemption
faith
found family
survival
Places: countryside
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild