Padre Pio (TV)
- Original title
- Padre Pio
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 200 min.
- Country
- Italy
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Sergio Castellitto
- Pietro Biondi
- Gianni Bonagura
- Andrea Buscemi
- Raffaele Castria
- Roberto Chevalier
- Tosca D'Aquino
- Mario Erpichini
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Lorenza Indovina
- Pierfrancesco Favino
- Flavio Insinna
- Anita Zagaria
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Religion. TV Movie. Biography
- Synopsis
- The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio (his new name) has powers which can not be explained rationally: he heals the sick, knows the names, problems and future of complete strangers. His prophesies the then unknown young Karol Wojtyla that he will become Pope one day. Padre Pio's charity and extatic prayers make an great impression on the people. In 1918 the Wounds of Christ appear on his hands and feet- Padre Pio carries the stigmata. His followers multiply, and the cult that grows up arround him makes his holy order and the Vatican uneasy. Many within the church consider him to be an hysteric or a trickster, since he only shows his wounds the one time when they first appeared. Padre Pio suffers reprisals, he is no longer allowed to carry out his role as a priest. The ordinary people however continue to believe in him and his miracles. Just before his death in 1968 there is a reconcilliation with the grand Visitator of the Vatican, who recognises him as a Saint.
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