Cristiada (2012)

Original title

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

Directed by

Dean Wright

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 170 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Cristero War in 1920s Mexico, a group of rebels and a retired general stand against a government that oppresses religious freedom. The film follows their fight for their beliefs amidst violent conflict.

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What happens

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, also known as Cristiada and as Outlaws, is a 2012 epic historical war drama film directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the events of the Cristero War. It stars Andy García, Eva Longoria, Oscar Isaac, Rubén Blades, Peter O'Toole (in his last film appearance released in his lifetime), and Bruce Greenwood. The film is the directorial debut for Wright, a veteran visual effects supervisor on films including The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), and was released on June 1, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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