Movie Fatima is a historical drama directed by Marco Pontecorvo that tells the story of the mysterious events that took place in the Portuguese town of Fatima in 1917.

The film begins in 1989, when Professor Nichols visits Sister Lucia at her convent. He wants to investigate the events she experienced as a ten-year-old girl in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. The story then flashes back to the past.

Lucia dos Santos is tending sheep with her cousins Hyacinth and Francisco. The children first see an angel, and later the Virgin Mary appears to them. She asks them to pray the Rosary every day, to pray for peace, and to return to the site of the apparition on the thirteenth of every month. She also tells them that a great miracle will take place in October.

The children are unable to keep the apparitions a secret. The news spreads quickly, and hundreds to thousands of pilgrims begin arriving in Fátima. Lucia’s mother does not believe her and considers her story a fabrication. Even greater pressure is exerted on the children by local authorities and church officials, who fear unrest. The children are interrogated, intimidated, and even imprisoned for a time to force them to admit that they made up the entire apparition. However, they do not change their story.

Drama

USA / Portugal, 2020, 113 min

Directed by: Marco Pontecorvo;

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Goran Višnjič, Sônia Braga, Joaquim de Almeida, Lúcia Moniz, Stephanie Gil, Joana Ribeiro, Alba Baptista, Dinarte de Freitas;

Parents Guide:
Fighting in war and the deaths of soldiers. Rambling about progressivism and religious ignorance on the part of a Republican. A professor questioning the stigmata on the hands of saints. A woman seen once in a spaghetti-strap nightgown. A vision of hell. Shots of people killed in war, missing arms and legs. A vision of priests and the pope being shot. People being driven out of a church and the church being boarded up. Repeated attacks on children. A mother beats her daughter.

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