L'Évangile de la révolution
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El Evangelio de la Revolución
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L'évangile de la révolution
director:
François-Xavier Drouet
actor:
Leonardo Boff
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Frei Betto
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Padre Júlio Lancellotti
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María López Vigil
genre:
Documentary
region:
France
language:
French
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Portuguese
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Spanish
length: 1h 55m
release date: 2025-09-03
IMDb: tt36047799
L'Évangile de la révolution
Overview
The revolutions that swept Latin America in the second half of the 20th century owe much to the participation of millions of Christians who engaged in political struggles in the name of their faith, paying a heavy toll for undermining the traditional relationship between the Church and power. Driven by Liberation theology, they challenged military regimes and oligarchies, risking their lives. Far from Marx's idea of religion as 'opium of the people', here the people fought for the advent of the Kingdom of God on Earth, rather than in Heaven.