Plot
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Release Year: 2012

Rating: 6.1/10 (496 voted)

Critic's Score: 36/100

Director: Dean Wright

Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno

Storyline
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Cast:
Andy Garcia - Enrique Gorostieta Velarde
Eva Longoria - Tulita
Oscar Isaac - Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
Peter O'Toole - Father Christopher
Bruce Greenwood - Ambassador Morrow
Bruce McGill - President Calvin Coolidge
Nestor Carbonell - Mayor Picazo
Santiago Cabrera - Father Vega
Catalina Sandino Moreno - Adriana
Rubén Blades - President Plutarco Elias Calles
Eduardo Verástegui - Anacleto Gonzalez Flores
Mauricio Kuri - José Luis Sánchez del Rio
Adrian Alonso - Lalo
Luis Rosales - Federal Foot Soldier
Karyme Lozano - Doña María del Río de Sánchez

Details

Official Website: Official site | Official site |

Release Date: 1 June 2012

Filming Locations: Castillo de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office Details

Budget: $12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: MXN 13,866,827 (Mexico) (22 April 2012) (651 Screens)

Gross: MXN 54,799,468 (Mexico) (20 May 2012)

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Partially financed by the Knights of Columbus, whose members in both the United States and Mexico were integral during the actual Cristeros Rebellion.

User Review

Chilling True Story every of faith or not should know about.

Rating:

This movie is about a time in history that I had not heard of. It is a chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country. This is the story about a time when the Mexican Government tried to to shut down the practice of the Catholic faith in it's country, and how the Catholics took up arms(literally there are priest shooting guns) to defend the freedom of religion. There are very disturbing scenes in which the government troops attack Catholic churches during Mass and kill priests in the sanctuary. There is also some disturbing scenes with the torture and killing of some ten-year old boys. It should probably get a R-Rating for this content. I think this is an important movie for everyone to see because it shows what happens when the government tries to shut down the freedom of religion, and it also shows what is the result of fighting for your beliefs. There are some eerie parallels to what is happening today. The message deals seriously with the issues of non-violent vs. violent protesting, what it means to have faith or not and confession. The movie portrays the various characters dealing with these issues in a few different ways.

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