Enough Praying

Enough Praying

1972 · 80 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

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.

Directed by Aldo Francia · Written by Aldo Francia

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