Padre Pio

As World War I concludes, young Italian soldiers return to San Giovanni Rotondo, a region marked by poverty and a history of violence, where the church and affluent landowners wield strict control. The families are in dire straits, and the men, though technically victors, are shattered. Padre Pio arrives at a secluded Capuchin monastery to start his ministry, radiating charisma and holiness, and experiencing profound visions of Jesus, Mary, and the Devil. On the brink of Italy’s first free elections, a massacre unfolds with symbolic significance, serving as a cataclysmic event that alters the course of history.