Padre Pio

A somber, slow-burning immersion into poverty, faith, and political violence, demanding patience but rewarding with stark spiritual intensity.

Directed by

Abel Ferrara

Genres

Drama

Starring

Shia LaBeouf, Cristina Chiriac, Marco Leonardi

Overview

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.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Faith, politics, class, violence

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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