Cristiada (film)

For Greater Glory aka Cristiada is a 2012 epic historical war drama film directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the true story of the Cristero War. It stars Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Oscar Isaac, Rubn Blades, Peter OToole, and Bruce Greenwood. The film is the directorial debut for Wright, veteran visual effects supervisor on films including The Two Towers 2002 and The Return of the King 2003, and was released on June 1, 2012.

The story shifts to Father Christopher Peter OToole, a Catholic priest, who is ruthlessly murdered by the Federales. A thirteenyearold boy named Jos Luis Sanchez Mauricio Kuri witnesses the killing. Driven by anger and rage, he joins the rebels, or Cristeros soldiers for Christ, fighting against Calles. Their battle cry is Viva Cristo Rey Long live Christ the King. The rebel leader, retired general Enrique Gorostieta Andy Garcia, an atheist, takes an interest in young Jos and the boy soon becomes his protg. Later while fighting against the Federales, Jos 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 after becoming a Catholic. In 1929, however, agreements were made to restore religious freedoms. Pope Benedict XVI beatified Jose in 2005 along with twelve other Cristero martyrs.The film is based on The Cristero Rebellion, the 1976 chronicle of the war written by French historian Jean Meyer who resides in Mexico. ........

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