A new feature film about the life of Saint Anthony Mary Claret arrives in Argentina in September and will be screened in theaters throughout the country.
“Slaves and Kings”, the new feature film about the life of Saint Anthony Mary Claret produced by the Claretians and Stellarum Films, and directed by Pablo Moreno, will be released in theaters in Argentina and Paraguay on the weekend of September 8, from the hand of Bosco Films and Cinemark.
Set in the 19th century, Esclavos y Reyes is a Spanish-produced film that brings to the screen the exciting story of Antonio María Claret, writer and editor, missionary and confessor to Queen Elizabeth II of Spain. Declared a saint in 1950, Claret is the founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, known as the Claretians.
“Antonio María Claret is a man for our times,” said Pablo Moreno, director of the film. “Claret gave everything he had to defend the truth: he is an apostle, an intellectual, a missionary and a saint. There are elements of Claret’s spirituality that are very relevant today: his fight against slavery, against racism; his desire to educate people, to enlighten them in the midst of circumstances like those of the 19th century, which coincidentally seem to me to have parallels with our current times and circumstances.”
“We are thrilled to bring another inspiring story of faith to Latin American film audiences,” said Lucía González-Barandiarán, founder of Bosco Films. “Slaves and Kings presents a hero who is still very relevant 150 years later, but perhaps the most interesting thing about his figure is that he died as a ‘loser’, who was only discovered authentically 60 years later,” he explained. she.
The film stars Antonio Reyes (El Ministerio del Tiempo, Gran Hotel), Alba Recondo (La Brujas de E’lente) Carlos Canas (Luz de Soledad, Drug Squad) and Assumpta Serna (El Maestro de Esgrima, Borgia, Red de Freedom).
Tickets to see the film will be available soon on the web slavesandreyes.com or directly at Cinemark box offices.
Synopsis
In 1930, the writer and intellectual Azorín discovered a hoax that had spread for almost 60 years: the life and works of the Spanish Archbishop Antonio María Claret, founder of the Claretian Missionaries, had been adulterated. Slaves and Kings, based on real events, discovers the journey of that investigation that leads to knowing the history, thought and authentic facts that led to the action of the archbishop of Cuba and later, confessor of Queen Elizabeth II.
About the Claretians
The Claretians are a Roman Catholic international religious Congregation of 3,500 priests, brothers and seminarians serving in 65 countries around the world. Like our founder Saint Claret, we are committed to the teachings of Jesus Christ and strive to respond to the most urgent needs of God’s people in a timely and effective manner. The various ministries include education, inner city outreach, preaching, media, and immediate services to the poor and marginalized. For more information, visit claretiansusa.org
About Stellarium Films
Headquartered in the historic town of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain), Stellarum Films was born in 2006, becoming a benchmark in international film production. Since then, director Pablo Moreno and his team have produced numerous high-quality short films, shows, plays, video games, documentaries and advertising campaigns. His work has been recognized with the prestigious Mirabile Dictu international award, his co-production with San Pablo Editorial, “Pablo de Tarso, el último viaje”, was nominated for best film at the XII International Festival of Religion Today in Trento (Italy). In co-production with Claretians, he made the feature film “A Forbidden God” and “Claret” also called Slaves and Kings. Among his other film works are “Red de Libertad”, “Luz de Soledad” and “Poveda”.
About Bosco Films
Bosco Films is a company born in 2017 with the idea of bringing fresh air to the film industry. Bosco Films looks for films of high artistic quality, with stories that defend human values. His interest is a cinema that invites one to grow and get the best out of each one, a cinema that leaves its mark on the viewer like the most robust of trees: fresh, alive and at the same time standing firm against the passage of time. For more information visit boscofilms.es.+