
There Be Dragons
Even saints have a past.
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3/25/2011Runtime
112 minsOverview
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past.

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A layered excavation of guilt and faith set against the Spanish Civil War, where investigating a saint's canonization becomes an inescapable reckoning with personal trauma. The film moves between timelines to gradually reveal how violence, belief, and family shame are inextricably bound.
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