Fatima- A Movie About Faith in a Time of War
Outside of a parish in Fatima, Portugal during World War I there was a supposed encounter that changed the lives of an entire town. ‘Fatima’ tells the story of a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins. They claimed to have witnessed multiple visitations from the Virgin Mary. This causes a problem with the people in town when secularist government officials and church leaders want them to recant their story. Word of their sighting manages to spread, however, and people far and wide here about it.
The message that was brought by these supposed visitations was that the war would end only through prayer and suffering. As a result of word spreading through the country, religious pilgrims try their all in order to get to the town. This experience transforms their quiet lives and brings the attention of a world yearning for peace in a time where the world felt like it was on the brink of collapse. The movie is based off of supposed real life events that tested peoples’ faith.
‘Fatima’ stars Joaquim de Almeida (“Queen of the South”), Goran Višnjić (Beginners), Stephanie Gil (Terminator: Dark Fate) and Lúcia Moniz (Love, Actually), with Sônia Braga (Aquarius) and Harvey Keitel (The Piano, The Irishman). The film was directed by Marco Pontecorvo, Dick Lyles, and Stefano Buono. Produced by a team comprised of James T. Volk, Stefano Buono, Maribel Lopera Sierra, Marco Pontecorvo, Rose Ganguzza, and Natasha Howes through Picturehouse. ‘Fatima’ will premiere in theaters on April 24th, 2020.