{"id":747,"date":"2024-02-02T10:31:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/quietontheset\/?p=747"},"modified":"2024-02-02T11:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:44:25","slug":"the-first-must-see-film-of-2024-cabrini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/quietontheset\/2024\/02\/the-first-must-see-film-of-2024-cabrini\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Must See Film of 2024: Cabrini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

When I went to see Cabrini<\/strong> <\/em>(Angel Studios) a few weeks ago, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. I was intrigued with what I had seen in the trailers, but I still didn\u2019t know if the story would grab me or if the quality of the filmmaking would be up to par. But after the movie ended and the credits rolled, something amazing happened. The entire audience sat unmoving and completely still, watching each and every credit. You might think that was a little like watching the end of a Marvel film but let me assure you, it was not. In Marvel movies, the audiences still get buzzy. They whisper and talk about what they just saw while waiting for the various mid\/post credit scenes that they have come to expect. With Cabrini, you could hear the popcorn popping in the lobby. There was no movement. Just a room of people who had shared something beautiful.<\/p>\n

Then I did something that I have never done in my entire career. I texted every friend I have at Angel Studios and told them that it would be a crime if this movie wasn\u2019t nominated for every possible award in Hollywood. It was that good.<\/p>\n

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Cabrini<\/em><\/strong>, if you don\u2019t yet know, is the story of a Catholic saint called Mother Cabrini. Here\u2019s the official synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Alejandro Monteverde, award-winning director of Sound of Freedom<\/strong><\/a>, comes the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society\u2019s most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/em>Here\u2019s the trailer:<\/p>\n