In the new drama “Padre Pio” — directed by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara — Padre Pio (Shia LaBeouf) struggles with his faith while an Italian town is racked by political unrest at the end of WWI.
World War I has ended and Italian soldiers, broken but victorious, are returning to an impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism's most venerated figures.
"What a beautiful gift. Very moving and enlightening." — Martin Scorsese
"Padre Pio can be recognized as an admirable and deeply personal effort — for both its director and its star." — In Review Online
"Compelling!" — Screen International