
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (2011-03-25) |
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Awards: | 2 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $1,069,334 |
Screen: | Roland Joffé |
Productions: | ransom films, Atresmedia |
Production Countries: | Spain |
Spoken Languages: | Español, English |

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Casts
- 23458: Charlie Cox - Josemaría
- 15336: Dougray Scott - Robert
- 8210: Wes Bentley - Manolo
- 17289: Rodrigo Santoro - Oriol
- 31384: Jordi Mollà - Don Jose
- 937: Derek Jacobi - Honorio
- 24976: Ana Torrent - Dona
Crews
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Director - Directing
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Screenplay - Writing
- 140538: Juan Minujín - Stunts - Crew
- 469: Stephen Warbeck - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10832: Gabriel Beristain - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Producer - Production
- 53291: Richard Nord - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Story about Opus Dei's founder which advocates about his work through a much incoherent parallel story of the crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War and the today's stormy relationship of a son and his father. Most of the performing is pretty bad, maybe also empowered by th ....
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Hmmm. Well “Reign of Fire” it isn’t, nor is there even a fellow called “Pete” with a cave - so if you are after a fantasy adventure then maybe not. If you are looking for a slightly messy history-cum-religious story of the acclaimed “Opus Dei” founding Spanish revolutionary priest, t ....
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