"Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2, 2023. / Credit: Gravitas VenturesBoston, Mass., Jun 1, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA).The weight of playing St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more popularly known as Padre Pio, one of the most popular saints of the 20th century, was "enormous," Shia LaBeouf told CNA in late May. The new film "Padre Pio," starring "Transformers" and "Fury" star LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2 and portrays the Italian friar in his early 20s immersed in the suffering of the residents of San Giovanni Rotondo, in eastern Italy, where his monastery is located.The film, rated R for some explicit violence and language, portrays powerful scenes of Padre Pio ministering to the townspeople and enduring his own spiritual battles with the devil amid the chaos of a violent political clash between the mainly impoverished socialists and the wealthy ruling class, ultimately resulting in a brutal massacre."Padre Pio,"
"Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2, 2023. / Credit: Gravitas Ventures
Boston, Mass., Jun 1, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
The weight of playing St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more popularly known as Padre Pio, one of the mo.
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who portrayed a famous Catholic mystic in a film that releases this week, will soon complete his process of joining the Catholic Church.
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