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Mother Teresa

2003 · 1 season

A solemn, inspiring portrait that immerses you in one woman's radical compassion amid squalor, asking for quiet attention and offering emotional uplift.

Created by: Fabrizio Costa
Genres: Drama
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Sebastiano Somma, Ingrid Rubio

Overview: In poverty-ravaged Calcutta, Sister Teresa, a teacher at a boarding school for wealthy girls, feels God's call to leave everything behind to devote herself to those most in need. With determination, she defies church rules and plunges into the crowded streets, bringing comfort to the sick and marginalized, thus beginning her extraordinary mission of charity.

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Created by: Fabrizio Costa
Genres: Drama
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Sebastiano Somma, Ingrid Rubio

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
isolation
survival
class
healing
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Created by: Fabrizio Costa
Written by: Francesco Scardamaglia, Massimo Cerofolini
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Sebastiano Somma, Ingrid Rubio, Michael Mendl, Guillermo Ayesa, Emily Hamilton, Neil Stuke, Valéria Cavalli
Music: Guy Farley
Cinematography: Giovanni Galasso
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network: Rai 1
Country: Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain
Languages: Mandarin, English, Italian

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