Drama

Fatima

- In 1917, in the midst of a world war, people needed hope. They received a miracle.

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..

Release Date : 2020-08-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Origin Entertainement PicturesRose PicturesPanorama Films

Production Country : United States of AmericaPortugal

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Professor Nichols

Original Name : Harvey Keitel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Lucia

Original Name : Sônia Braga

Gender : Female

Character Name : Artur

Original Name : Goran Višnjić

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Ferreira

Original Name : Joaquim de Almeida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria Rosa

Original Name : Lúcia Moniz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Joana Ribeiro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucia

Original Name : Stephanie Gil

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tradeswoman

Original Name : Catarina Mira

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laic Nun

Original Name : Ana Moreira

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Lopez Daughter

Original Name : Alba Baptista

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manuel Santos

Original Name : João Arrais

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Crowd 2

Original Name : Dinarte de Freitas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daughter

Original Name : Laura Frederico

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olímpia

Original Name : Carla Chambel

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Ivo Alexandre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irmã Lucia (dupla)

Original Name : Madalena Aragão

Gender : Female

Character Name : Avelino de Almeida

Original Name : João Maria Pinto

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Carmen Santos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Devotee

Original Name : João Harrington Sena

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Carla Bolito

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mauricio

Original Name : Lourenço Henriques

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Figueira Cid

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Augusto Portela

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Margarida Cardeal

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : José Eduardo

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Afonso Lagarto

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Maria Marques

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Gonçalo Diniz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmelite Nun

Original Name : Ângela Pinto

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Filipa Leão

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Eduardo Frazão

Gender : Male

Character Name : GNR Guard

Original Name : Miguel Frazão

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amélia

Original Name : Luisa Ortigoso

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ti Manuel

Original Name : Elmano Sancho

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Eva Tecedeiro

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : João D'Ávila

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Maria d'Aires

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Ribeiro

Original Name : Simão Cayatte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adelina

Original Name : Iris Cayatte

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria dos Anjos

Original Name : Gabrielle Fleck

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Luísa Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pretty Fiance

Original Name : Filipa Areosa

Gender : Female

Character Name : António

Original Name : Marco D'Almeida

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Joana Pais de Brito

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Isabel Ruth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacinta

Original Name : Alejandra Howard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arthur's Assistant

Original Name : Tobias Monteiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pope

Original Name : Fernando Rodrigues

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skeptic Man

Original Name : Manuel Moreira

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arthur’s Assistant

Original Name : Tobias Monteiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilgrim

Original Name : Paula Luiz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senhora Lopes

Original Name : Paula Garcia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Zé Bernardino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Devotee (Uncredited)

Original Name : João Harrington Sena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tradesman

Original Name : João Lobo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilgrim

Original Name : Sofia Espírito Santo

Gender : Female

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

Depending on your faith levels, your mileage will vary, but 'Fatima' is a handsomely filmed and respectful retelling of a true story, one that sees people still flocking to the site each year, over 100 years later, to try and see what those children saw. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-fatima-a-respectful-retelling-of-a-miraculous-story

Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2023-07-15

Faith-based films are a very iffy genre. You can rarely fault the film makers for having their hearts in the right place, but on the other hand, many of those films are unwatchable. Many mainstream viewers dismiss Christian films, or any film they don't agree with, without seeing the work- or they review the beliefs and politics behind the film instead of the film itself, turning to personal insults of critics and audiences who give a film a chance (totally speaking from personal experience). Some Christians do likewise with films that offend their faith. "Fatima" is not a perfect film, but the story of the three children who saw the Virgin Mary in 1917 Portugal is obviously a lasting one. Lucia (Stephaine Gil) and her cousins Jacinta (Alejandra Howard) and Francisco (Jorge Lamelas) are living during the Great War. Lucia and her mother (Lucia Moniz) await news about their brother and son, who is off fighting in a distant land. The town is overseen by a non-believing mayor (Goran Visnjic), who solemnly reads the names out loud in the town square of the area men who are killed or missing. The three children encounter an angel (Ivone Fernandes-Jesus), who tells them to pray for peace and to expect another visitation. While tending to their sheep, they encounter a mysterious woman (Joana Ribeiro) only they can see, and who visits them monthly. She tells them to pray for peace, stop insulting God, and gives Lucia three secret messages about the future which she shouldn't share with anyone. The children's story is bookended by a non-believing professor (Harvey Keitel) interviewing an adult Sister Lucia (Sonia Braga), a nun who still believes what she saw decades earlier. I don't think you need to be Catholic to get something out of the film. So many parallels can be made between World War I-era Portugal and today. The film makers are very even-handed in their portrayals of Christians and non-Christians. The town mayor's wife is a believer. The local priest (Joaquim de Almeida) is skeptical, as is Lucia's own mother- who prays and serves God to make sure her son's name is never announced in the town square, but doesn't believe Lucia's story to the point of physical violence. As word gets out about the mysterious sightings, crowds gather and beg for healing, ripping up Lucia's father's (Marco D'Almeida) crops to make an offering to "The Lady of the Rosary." Lucia, and her cousins, begin to doubt what they saw as adults berate their stories as lies, but their faith in God makes them return to the field for their sightings and visions, culminating in the Miracle of the Sun. Gil and Moniz are outstanding as Lucia and her mother. I wanted to get more from the Keitel/Braga scenes, but they trail off and aren't necessary to the central story. The film was shot in Portugal with an international cast, but there is an awkwardness with the English dialogue. Gil and Moniz are saddled with one too many scenes of domestic strife, but I did appreciate how Visnjic is not portrayed as an evil, villainous atheist. He's following orders from the government, while dealing with his wife and local issues. There are some intense scenes, using special effects to achieve the children's visions, but without turning this into a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. I was tearing up a little bit when Ribeiro would speak, telling the children everything they needed to do to bring peace to the world. If we thought God was insulted back then, I can't begin to comprehend what is thought about today's culture- and I probably don't want to know. Despite the awkward moments, "Fatima" is a rewarding experience. Faith-based and conservative films are on the rise as audiences are turning away from mainstream Hollywood and popular culture. Social media and smart phones are addicting, it's nice to break free and wake up.