The blockbuster film "Cristiada” returns to Florence 30

After the great success of the first screening of the film "Cristiada", in Florence, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the birth of Don Giovanni Bosco, the 30 January at 21 the film will be projected again at the cinema hall of the Salesians They, in via del Ghirlandaio, 38, and the 31 at 21 at the cinema theater Salesians of Figline and Incisa, Via Roma, 20 Figline Valdarno, will be re-screened the film.

"Cristiada" is a page of history exciting and little known of Latin America, played by an exceptional cast including Andy Garcia, Peter O’Toole, Eva Longoria, Cataliana Sandino Moreno, Oscar Isaac, Eduardo Verastegui, Mauricio Kuri.

Already premiered in several Italian cities, the film has sold out more than realizing 5.000 inputs in the first 3 salt programming in Milan, Turin, Florence.

The film shows how few men of value can change the fate of an entire country: Enrique Gorostieta Velarde (Andy Garcia) is a retired general who assists puzzled, together with his wife (Eva Longoria), the collapse of Mexico in a bloody military and police repression of the Christian population Mexican.

The ideological persecution against his own countrymen induce however Gorostieta, atheist but staunch supporter of the ethical value of freedom of thought and action, to embrace the cause of the Cristero and become their military leader.

Gorostieta able to transform a band of peasants, students and intellectuals in an organized military force.

Will face impossible odds against a powerful and ruthless government headed by President Plutarco Calles. It will, however, the profound humanity of those who will meet in its path (young idealists, rinnegati and, above all, a brave teenager named José), to make him understand how the values ​​and ideals are the source of courage, even when hope seems to be lost forever in justice.

To acquire the rights for the distribution of the national territory is the Dominus Production, young reality in film was born four years ago, with operational headquarters in Florence, who has chosen to focus its investments in the promotion and dissemination of historical films of value.

The distributor Italian Federica Picchi will attend the presentation evening of 30 and 31 January.

A film that truly deserves to be seen, an opportunity not to be missed for his humanity and drama of those who lived on their skin this sad story.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 49 - Year II 28/01/2015