Watch Full HD Movie & Download Free For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada 2012
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada 2012
145 min - Drama | History | War -
1 June 2012 (USA)
Plot:
The film opens with screen titles describing the anti-Catholic provisions of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Civil war erupts when newly elected Mexican president, Plutarco Elias Calles (Rubén Blades), begins a violent and relentless crackdown against the country's Catholic faithful. The film depicts the carnage by showing churches being set on fire, nuns subjected to extreme harassment, Catholic priests murdered and countless faithful peasants killed and then publicly hung on telegraph poles.
The story shifts to Father Christopher (Peter O’Toole), a Catholic priest, who is ruthlessly murdered by the Federales
(government forces). The killing is witnessed by a thirteen-year-old
boy named José Luis Sanchez (Mauricio Kuri). Driven by anger and rage,
José joins the rebels, or Cristeros ("soldiers for Christ"), fighting against Calles. Their battle cry is "¡Viva Cristo Rey!"
(meaning "Long live Christ the King"). The rebel leader, retired
general Enrique Gorostieta (Andy Garcia), an agnostic, takes an interest
in young José and the boy soon becomes his protégé. Later while
fighting against the Federales, José is captured in a firefight
and is tortured to force him to renounce his belief in God. When he
resolutely defends his faith, he is executed. The next year Gorostieta
is killed in a battle at Jalisco.
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