There Be Dragons

Mar 25, 2011

1h 52m

★ 5.0

Even saints have a past.

Overview

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.

Genres

War

History

Drama

Production Companies

ransom films

Atresmedia

There Be Dragons Trailers

Cast

Josemaría

Charlie Cox

Robert

Dougray Scott

Manolo

Wes Bentley

Oriol

Rodrigo Santoro

Don Jose

Jordi Mollà

Honorio

Derek Jacobi

Dona

Ana Torrent

Abileyza

Geraldine Chaplin

Solono

Charles Dance

Aline

Lily Cole

Ildiko

Olga Kurylenko

Leila

Golshifteh Farahani

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