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Enough Praying (1972)
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Original name: Ya no basta con rezar
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called "worker-priests." This Chilean film tells the story of how one man became a "worker-priest" and won the trust of the poor.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, historical drama, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
liberation theology, class struggle, poverty, social justice, social realism, solidarity, human rights, clergy, political activism, labor movement, moral dilemma, political repression, religious conversion, empathy, working conditions, priest, catholic priest, intimate, religion, church, catholic church, injustice, inequality, conscience, social problems ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 1960s
Place:
chile, latin america
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