It's 1910. Portugal's monarchy has been overthrown. The new socialist revolutionaries begin persecuting the church. It's 1917 in the mountain village of Fatima. Three child shepherds claim to see the Virgin Mary.
I have never considered the political backdrop of this incident and its times. That start is illuminating. It is interesting to inject villains into the story. The anti-socialist politics is a bit in your face although the red scare is really taking hold during this time. It's a very effective device to pit little children against the atheist government forces. This is trying for a minor epic. I'm not that familiar with these actors. It's good that they're going with more ethnic actors. The little girl is trying real hard. I would hate for a big name white actor to lead this with a brown-face performance. There are some footage that may even be authentic. It is an effective red scare film.
I have never considered the political backdrop of this incident and its times. That start is illuminating. It is interesting to inject villains into the story. The anti-socialist politics is a bit in your face although the red scare is really taking hold during this time. It's a very effective device to pit little children against the atheist government forces. This is trying for a minor epic. I'm not that familiar with these actors. It's good that they're going with more ethnic actors. The little girl is trying real hard. I would hate for a big name white actor to lead this with a brown-face performance. There are some footage that may even be authentic. It is an effective red scare film.