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Padre Pio

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As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear a 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.
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Tonally unbalanced and burdened with a distracting Shia LaBeouf performance, Padre Pio is one of Abel Ferrara's less divine works.

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Tara Brady Irish Times The sins and injustices of the outside world find terrible expression in St Pio of Pietrelcina’s body and imperfect expression in Ferrara’s 22nd feature. Rated: 3/5 Jan 31, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Any authenticity is skewered by the decision to shoot in Italian-accented English, meaning that much of the dialogue sounds as hammy as a leg of prosciutto. Rated: 2/5 Jan 28, 2024 Full Review Jonathan Romney Financial Times Padre Pio is an unholy mess. Rated: 2/5 Jan 26, 2024 Full Review Arthur Goyaz Loud and Clear Reviews Ferrara uses the absence of light as a presage of fear and terror [...]. This is how Padre Pio effectively plays with the audience as well; when a scene gets darker, it gradually escalates into something strange, sinister even. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle Padre Pio, ironically, is too reverent and uncomplicated for a biopic on the canonized firestarter. Jul 5, 2024 Full Review Victoria Luxford City AM Confused and unsatisfying, Padre Pio had the potential to be a gripping religious biopic in the vein of Martin Scorsese’s Silence. As it is, two once-promising talents squander an interesting premise, with the audience being taken to cinematic purgatory. Rated: 1/5 Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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James S Honestly as a Christian and a film maker of 10 years I completely feel like this movie failed itself, the story was odd and disconnect, the mystery behind Pio was never revealed nor the link between his church and the other story going on with socialism, terrible writing and communication of a story , and shaking a camera doesnt make your movie grittier or more real just stop, terrible. Disappointed they wasted shia’s talent on a none story Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Terry D A beautiful movie start to finish Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/16/25 Full Review Jennifer M More about the socialist party issues than Padre Pio. Very disappointing ! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review AMS D Absolutely an amazing movie. ✝️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/25 Full Review Audience Member This movie received lower ratings not because it is bad movie but because most of movie critics and generally people today are agnostic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Brad O A powerful message and some dramatic moments but the message is lost in inconsistent pacing ams melodrama. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear a 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.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Producer
Philipp Kreuzer, Diana Phillips
Screenwriter
Maurizio Braucci, Abel Ferrara
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Apulia Film Commission, Interlinea Films, Maze Pictures, Carte Blanche Film, Rimsky Productions
Rating
R (Brief Nudity|Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 44m
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