Liborio

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Liborio

2021

1h 39m

Drama

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In early 20th century, Liborio, a peasant, disappears in a hurricane and returns as a prophet. He says he's been given a mission: to bring the good and take away the evil, curing the sick and teaching by example. People begin to congregate by his side and they move to the mountains to have total freedom and develop the dream of an independent community. Everything changes when the invading US Marines wants to disarm and disband the community. Liborio wants to avoid a confrontation but knows that they can't run forever.

Cath Clarke

Guardian

Here's a striking and mysterious debut from the Dominican Republic, where film-maker Nino Martínez Sosa recounts a fascinating true-life story of occupation and resistance from the turn of the last century.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 24, 2022

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It examines, through an atmospheric visual treatment, the power of belief as an act of peasant resistance against social inequality, but I suspect that it lacks dramatic momentum or something that is revealing on the poetic side. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Jul 15, 2022

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Ruben Peralta Rigaud

Cocalecas

Fascinating for its simplicity, it entrenches you in the mystery of this historical figure. [Full review in Spanish]

May 16, 2022

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Victor Pineyro

Seventh Art Studio

With an incredible main performance by Vicente Santos, the movie delves too much into the mysticism of Papa Liborio, leaving very little space to the actual events surrounding the controversial life of this incredible figure. Full review in Spanish

Rated: 6/10

Apr 28, 2022

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Felipe Rodríguez Torres

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

An atmospheric work. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 18, 2021

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John Bleasdale

CineVue

This multifaceted approach allows for Sosa to posit Liborio as a historical figure, but the film does more than that. It actively believes in him.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2021

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Synopsis

In early 20th century, Liborio, a peasant, disappears in a hurricane and returns as a prophet. He says he's been given a mission: to bring the good and take away the evil, curing the sick and teaching by example. People begin to congregate by his side and they move to the mountains to have total freedom and develop the dream of an independent community. Everything changes when the invading US Marines wants to disarm and disband the community. Liborio wants to avoid a confrontation but knows that they can't run forever.

Director: Nino Martínez Sosa
Producer: Nino Martínez Sosa, Fernando Santos Diaz
Screenwriter: Nino Martínez Sosa, Pablo Arellano
Production Co: Balsié Guanábana Macuto, Quenepa Producciones, Guasábara Cine
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2022
Runtime: 1h 39m