Effective depiction of the creation of a martyr from a lowly peasant. Vilar plays the peasant who only intends to place a large wooden cross on a church altar after traveling to a nearby village when his donkey is saved from death, but soon finds himself the focus of great commotion when
the church refuses to accept his cross. An Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962.
Released:
1962
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins