I Was a Parish Priest (1953)

Original title

La guerra de Dios

Directed by

Rafael Gil

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young priest is assigned to a poor mining village in 1930s Spain where he tries to help the struggling community. His efforts meet with resistance from the miners and the local authorities.

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What happens

I Was a Parish Priest or God's War (Spanish: La guerra de Dios) is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Claude Laydu, Francisco Rabal and José Marco Davó. It was awarded the Gran Premio at the first ever San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded the Bronze Lion. It portrays the efforts of a young Priest sent to a poor mining village in the early 1930s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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