This is a shortlist of my top 5 movies, but here it is!
1 | Silence
Silence (2016)
161min | Drama, History | 13 January 2017 (USA)
Director: Martin ScorseseWriter: Jay Cocks, Martin ScorseseStars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson
Summary: In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Countries: USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, ItalyLanguages: English, Japanese, Latin
2 | Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
139min | Biography, Drama, History | 4 November 2016 (USA)
Director: Mel GibsonWriter: Robert Schenkkan, Andrew KnightStars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey
Summary: World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Countries: Australia, USALanguages: English, Japanese
3 | Luther
Luther (2003)
123min | Biography, Drama, History | 26 September 2003 (USA)
Director: Eric TillWriter: Camille Thomasson, Bart GaviganStars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov
Summary: During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes), disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Countries: Germany, USALanguages: English, Latin
4 | The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
164min | Drama | 9 September 1988 (UK)
Director: Martin ScorseseWriter: Nikos Kazantzakis, Paul SchraderStars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
Summary: The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Countries: Canada, USALanguages: English
5 | Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre (2006)
92min | Comedy, Family, Sport | 16 June 2006 (USA)
Director: Jared HessWriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha HessStars: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez
Summary: Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).
Countries: USA, MexicoLanguages: English, Spanish
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