Well worth waiting for! Excellent- 10 out 0f 10.

Wow. Roland Joffe dared to create a movie about an amazing man, Jose Maria Escriva. I saw one of the pre-screening shows and was so impressed with his handling the story of a current day saint and how he uses themes of grief,forgiveness and other life struggles in horrible wartime scenes. We are challenged to internalize these themes in the context of the Spanish Civil War. Mr. Joffe. I am excited to see the final version.

I was expecting the movie to have the focus on the Spanish Civil War and the struggles of different factions involved during that time but in the end, it was really about the friendship between 2 individuals who went on opposite directions. The powerful thing about it is how the loyalty of one sustained the other even after his death and eventually, freed him from "his dragon." Beautiful and uplifting!