Jul 03, 2023Jtulsa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I had no idea that this event happened in 1926. There were enough people in Mexico willing to die for their religious freedom that they were able to turn things around. This is their story. What would happen in the US if the same thing…
Aug 17, 2020leeahperez rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It was very sad to watch but inspiring. It's a great movie but I reccomend that children under twelve not watch it until they're older because it's a bit graphic in some scenes.
Oct 03, 2016CielyRanger rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The film is a bit black-and-white in its portrayal of events (never once do Federales soldiers bat an eye as they execute their heinous deeds, Cristeros are nearly all noble, or at least die nobly), but it works extremely well as a…
Sep 29, 2015MichelleinBallard rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a very good film that deserved a much larger cinematic audience. Ten of thousands of real-life Mexicans died in La Cristiada. The film tells the story of a struggle for freedom waged by every day people and some parish priests…
Sep 07, 2014hammer59 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting and well made film about conflict between political and religious powerhouses. Andy Garcia puts in a strong performance, as does the rest of this fine cast. All boils down to political oppression against the masses in a classic…
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Aug 10, 2013
This is an excellent movie. I recommend it for any Catholic. It is very sad that this period in Mexican history is almost forgotten. Hopefully this movie will help that.
Jun 03, 2013durogoff rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
True story? Like Hell! President Calles tried to implement the principles of the Mexican revolution and the Constitution of 1917, including having the Church pay taxes, and not participate in politics, etc. The Church wanted to keep its…
Apr 04, 2013bibliocrema rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow! From the lack of reviews and
any other mention of this film I was thinking that it must be a low budget
"B" type film. WRONG! It cannot be characterized as a blockbuster, but
the whole production is first rate, and is one of the…
Apr 04, 2013CiselyMore rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A sad but very true story that not only has been absent from American history, but was excised from Mexico's history books as well.
This movie is historically accurate.
well written, well acted, and totally
ignored by Hollywood and our…
Mar 29, 2013downsman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Beautifully filmed and an eye-opener in terms of what is an almost forgotten era in Mexican history. Otherwise, fairly tedious and po-faced. I can best describe it as a ponderous blend of spaghetti western and sand-and-sandals religious…
Mar 10, 2013BertBailey rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Very drawn-out, I found, with a lot of emphasis on showing it's serious history and on the colourful aspects of its main characters - pipe-smokers, guys with hyperfancy moustaches, etc. To my tastes, although it's rich with incident and no…
Jan 11, 2013golfprofrank rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Movie kept on moving fast and kept you interested. It was a tragic, dark story that is better not viewed by younger people, It is a good way to learn about Mexican history
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Ranie_Elias
Dec 09, 2012Ranie_Elias rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent acting by Andy Garcia and Eva Longaria....truly an amazily powerful and thrilling movie....(alot of violent)...
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Oct 22, 2012jpozenel rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I learned something about Mexican history that I was totally unaware of. Considering how Catholic Mexico is, it's very surprising that the Catholic church was persecuted not all that many years before I was born.
It was a pretty well…
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Oct 15, 2012lovetheclassics rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie was truly a happy surprise. What a powerful story and very well done. The acting was superb, especially Andy Garcia as the General for the Cristeros. The cinematography was beautiful and the script flowed just right. …
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