Movie · Drama · Biography

In this powerful drama directed by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, a young priest, Padre Pio (Shia LaBeouf), begins his ministry at a remote Capuchin monastery in Italy’s San Giovanni Rotondo. WWI has ended and Italian soldiers — broken but victorious — are returning to the impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism’s most venerated figures.

2023 · 1h 44m
Director Abel Ferrara

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Padre Pio

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In this powerful drama directed by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, a young priest, Padre Pio (Shia LaBeouf), begins his ministry at a remote Capuchin monastery in Italy’s San Giovanni Rotondo. WWI has ended and Italian soldiers — broken but victorious — are returning to the impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism’s most venerated figures.

COMMON SENSE

Saint's slow, unusual biopic has violence, nudity, language.

TOMATOMETER
Average 4.7
Reviews 50
Fresh 17
Rotten 33

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Studio
Gravitas
Released
2023
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
R for language, some violence and brief nudity.
Regions of Origin
United States, Germany, Italy
© 2022 Maze Pictures Projects UG (haftungsbeschränkt) and Co. television KG, Interlinea srl

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.