Passion of Michelangelo (The)
Acclaimed Chilean director Esteban Larraín turns his attention to the true story of a street child who becomes a popular prophet, and of a people ready to give in, without questioning, to the luminous promise of a miracle. Chile, 1983. As the first street protests begin to pose a challenge for the Pinochet regime, 14-year-old orphan Miguel Angel, who claims to see and talk to the Virgin Mary, is anointed as a prophet.
His tormented face is endlessly reproduced in the media; within weeks, thousands are making a pilgrimage to his home village to take part in ceremonies involving visions and miracles of all kinds. Miguel Angel himself undergoes a profound transformation, the shy boy becoming a clever, capricious teenager who uses his divine gift to manipulate others. The Church, however, cannot stand by. A priest, Father Ruiz Tagle, is sent to investigate the cult of the Virgin of Penablanca. Miguel's fate now seems uncertain...
SPECIAL FEATURE:
[] Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reference
- 7954001
- Year
- 2012
- Director
- Esteban Larraín
- Actor
- Alejandro Sieveking
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- Releasing
- Genre
- Drama
- Barcode
- 5027626400149
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.85:1 / 2.35:1 / Colour
- Sound
- Spanish / Stereo
- Subtitles
- English
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 96 mins approx
- Reference
- 7954001
- Year
- 2012
- Director
- Esteban Larraín
- Actor
- Alejandro Sieveking
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- Releasing
- Genre
- Drama
- Barcode
- 5027626400149
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.85:1 / 2.35:1 / Colour
- Sound
- Spanish / Stereo
- Subtitles
- English
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 96 mins approx