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Director: Marco Pontecorvo
Writer: Barbara Nicolosi Marco Pontecorvo Valerio D'Annunzio
Production: Panorama Films
Movie Details: In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience willIn 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience will transform their quiet lives and bring the attention of a world yearning for peace.… Expand
Genre(s): Drama War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production: Panorama Films
Runtime: 113 min
Home Release Date: Oct 27, 2020
Official Site: https://www.fatimathemovie.com/
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Language: English
Director: Marco Pontecorvo
Writer: Barbara Nicolosi Marco Pontecorvo Valerio D'Annunzio
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Critic Reviews
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Metascore Mixed or average reviews
3 Positive Ratings 21%
10 Mixed Ratings 71%
1 Negative Ratings 7%
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RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley | Aug 28, 2020
"Fatima is told simply but emotionally, prioritizing the sensorial reality of the children's world and the people inhabiting it. This devotion to the "real" makes the holy vision palpable and plausible." ... Read full review
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Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper | Aug 27, 2020
"In the flourishing genre of faith-based movies, this is one of the better efforts we’ve seen." ... Read full review
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CNN
Brian Lowry | Sep 8, 2020
"Fatima largely works as a drama, in part because it's so earnestly presented, and unexpectedly timely in dealing with loss. If that adds up to something less than a miracle, given the aforementioned challenges, it's not an inconsequential achievement." ... Read full review
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Film Threat
Alex Saveliev | Aug 27, 2020
"Fatima has excellent production design. A lot of care went into getting the period details right. There’s some beautiful cinematography and decent performances all around. It’s just all so mushy and predictable. Faith vs. science, tragedy testing one’s faith – those themes have been explored before, more enticingly. Pontecorvo turns a fascinating bit of history into a by-the-numbers affair, and that may be Fatima’s greatest sin." ... Read full review
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Empire
Pamela Hutchinson | Jun 25, 2021
"Fatima raises some intriguing questions about faith but sadly fails to make us believe in anything more comforting than the climate of fear, distrust and grief that flourishes during wartime." ... Read full review
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The Guardian
Phil Hoad | Jun 22, 2021
"Given the inherent lack of drama in the kind of unbreakable faith on display here, anyone wishing to tell the story needs to work much harder than this laboured treatment to wring any nuance, conflict or indeed true sublimity from it." ... Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Barry Hertz | Aug 25, 2020
"I also appreciated the film’s quick glimpse of Hell itself, which Lucia is plunged into as a warning to whose who won’t accept salvation. With its cheap CGI demons and soundtrack of wailing souls, it was unintentional comedy of the highest order. If you need me, I’ll be laughing all the way to Hades." ... Read full review
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7.5
User Score Generally favorable reviews
8 Positive Ratings 66%
3 Mixed Ratings 25%
1 Negative Ratings 8%
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marciodastrain
Aug 28, 2020
Such an amazing movie with incredible cinematography, great soundtrack and beautiful acting.
I hope that would be considered to the Oscars next year.
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Brent_Marchant
Sep 7, 2020
While it's better than most faith-based offerings, "Fatima" doesn't quite hit its marks as effectively as it might have. Its spiritualWhile it's better than most faith-based offerings, "Fatima" doesn't quite hit its marks as effectively as it might have. Its spiritual teachings and messages are often shrouded in vague statements and unanswered questions, and its central faith-oriented focus is relentlessly overshadowed by repetitive interrogations of the young witnesses to the Marian visitations, overemphasizing the skepticism of doubters and giving the film more of a secular tone than a spiritual one. The picture makes up for this somewhat with generally fine performances and surprisingly good production values, but, at its core, the film leaves viewers more perplexed than enlightened when it comes to what it's attempting to say. With better handling, this really could have been a breakthrough offering for this genre, but, as it stands, it's merely a modest improvement over previously released films of this type, a missed opportunity for a class of pictures seeking greater respectability, credibility and acceptance.… Expand
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Mauro_Lanari
Dec 9, 2022
(Mauro Lanari)
The film begins with the date of 1989 and is a declaration of intent. The director does not deviate from the official(Mauro Lanari)
The film begins with the date of 1989 and is a declaration of intent. The director does not deviate from the official interpretation of the event provided by Wojtyla on May 13, 2000, the Catholic version of Hobsbawm's "The Short Twentieth Century" (1994): the prophecies received by the 3 Portuguese shepherd children concerned the parable of Soviet communism. Today, however, geopoliticians such as Dario Fabbri and Lucio Caracciolo speak of a "long century", just as in the religious sphere it is doubted whether the prophecy of Fátima should be considered concluded: are we sure that the miracle of the sun must be associated with John Paul II through the Latin motto "De labore solis" with which he is indicated by the Prophecy of the Popes? What would the fall of our star on Earth mean?
Ps: to play Sister Lúcia at the age of ten, it was selected not a humble-looking girl as in reality but a young actress with the appeal of a Disney Channel star. Vatican hagiographies have adapted to the regime of profane marketing. With Rossellini and "Francesco, giullare di Dio" ["The Flowers of St. Francis", 1950] it was not yet the cas_e.… Expand