Documentary that takes an anthropological and testimonial look at the apparition of the Virgin of Lourdes premieres in movie theaters in Ecuador

This Thursday the 95-minute documentary arrives in movie theaters in Ecuador lourdesled by the French Thierry Demaiziere Y Alban Teurlai. After being released in Spain last September.

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Beyond a religious look, the film takes an anthropological tour of the cycles of apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a young woman named Bernadette. It also shows the stories of some of the parishioners who are waiting for a miracle.

The film takes place in lourdes, a mountainous town, located in the foothills of the southwest of the Pyrenees (natural border between Spain and France). This place became a sacred wonder after a 14-year-old girl in 1858 claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a remote grotto.

“Today, the city is the second, after Paris, in number of annual visitors. The massive processions of people looking for a miracle feed a small army of caregivers (nurses, volunteers, hospitals) who accompany them”describes the synopsis, adding that the terminally ill arrive at the place, adolescents who suffer bullying, a group of prostitutes, trans people from Paris, etc.

“The fragile come to Lourdes, the poor. This temple is a refuge for pilgrims who undress, in the literal sense of the word, when they get into the pools whose waters are considered miraculous by many of them”describes the plot of the tape.

“lourdes It is an insightful meditation on the human capacity for empathy and hope, and especially a journey on the mystery of religious faith in the face of deep tribulations”add the synopsis.

According to a press release, the film managed to be seen by more than 250,000 viewers in France. “In its first week of release in Spain, it reached the third best opening of the week in number of viewers per room,” he says.

“We are happy that Lourdes arrives in Ecuador, we have received numerous requests to be able to take it to movie theaters, there is great interest in seeing it, we are grateful to the public. We trust in her support in what is to come ”says in the statement Lucia Gonzalez-Barandiaran, director of Bosco Films, distributor of the film with Pac Films.

In Ecuador, the documentary lourdes can be seen in Cinemark movie theaters in Ambato, Guayaquil, Samborondón and Quito. In Guayaquil and Samborondón, the hours of performances range from 3:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m., in Cinemark of the City Mall, Village, Mall del Sol and Mall del Sur. Check the show schedules in each theater in the country at https://www.cinemark.com.ec/lourdes. (YO)