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Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

The Story of the Apostle of Youth

20046.83h 16m

Overview

Piedmont (Italy), nineteenth century. In Turin, the priest Don Bosco, a man from a humble farming family, he gave himself totally and passionately to the task of collecting from the streets to marginalized children and care for them. Not only out of poverty, ignorance and social distress, but it got for the first time, to feel loved. He fought with extraordinary faith and tenacity to overcome obstacles and snares that both the civilian and ecclesiastical authorities, they put in their path to prevent him from completing his goal: the founding of the Congregation of the Salesians, which would guarantee the future of their children .

Directed by Lodovico Gasparini
Written by Luca Manzi, Lodovico Gasparini, Saverio D'Ercole
Produced by Matilde Bernabei, Luca Bernabei
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Top Cast

Flavio Insinna

Flavio Insinna

Don Bosco

Lina Sastri

Lina Sastri

Margherita Bosco

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Marchese Clementi

R

Ry Michael Finerty

Giovanni Cagliero

D

Daniel Tschirley

Michele Rua

F

Fabrizio Bucci

Bruno

Lewis Crutch

Lewis Crutch

Domenico Savio

B

Brock Everitt-Elwick

Don Bosco as a child

Alessandra Martines

Alessandra Martines

Marchesa Barolo

Andrea Bosca

Andrea Bosca

Enrico Zarello

Themes & Keywords

based on true storypriestcatholicsaint

About Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love is a adventure, family, history, tv movie film released in 2004 exploring themes of based on true story, priest, catholic, saint. Directed by Lodovico Gasparini, it stars Flavio Insinna, Lina Sastri, Charles Dance. Piedmont (Italy), nineteenth century. In Turin, the priest Don Bosco, a man from a humble farming family, he gave himself totally and passionately to the task of collecting from the streets to marginalized children and care for them. Not only out of poverty, ignorance and social distress, but it got for the first time, to feel loved. He fought with extraordinary faith and tenacity to overcome obstacles and snares that both the civilian and ecclesiastical authorities, they put in their path to prevent him from completing his goal: the founding of the Congregation of the Salesians, which would guarantee the future of their children .

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