Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

2024

1h 24m

Drama

Comedy

Fantasy

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In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. After discovering a lost statue in the back room of her chapel, she convinces her neglected but loving husband to help her orchestrate the grand reveal that will finally anoint her as the most admired woman in town. But before the unveiling, a jarring turn of events illuminates the hidden magic of her world, forcing her to reevaluate everything she once took for granted.

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A humorously absurd film based on relatable human aspirations, Chronicles of a Wandering Saint is as fantastically life-affirming as it gets.

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Rene Rodriguez

Variety

07/05/2024

Bustillo’s wit is minimalist without being precious, and although some scenes are not far removed from deadpan Jim Jarmusch absurdity, Rita’s plight becomes more reflective and thoughtful than you initially expect.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

06/27/2024

B

Bustillo is too much of a people-pleaser to let the poetry of his visuals speak for themselves, but he’s also skilled enough to ensure that those abstractions effectively deepen the all-too-digestible meaning of the story they exist to refract.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

06/27/2024

The visually elegant film can also be overly precious and whimsical, though that might be a virtue by some measures.

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Jo Rempel

MovieJawn

Oct 3

Hypnotic in its stillness, Wandering Saint sees a world heavy with history, where miracles really do happen. How many saints are stirring the pot by time traveling to their hearts’ content? .

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

01/22/2025

The movie’s first-time feature director, Tomás Gómez Bustillo, periodically pokes us from unpredictable angles, making us laugh, or at least smile ...

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

01/17/2025

3/4

Despite being a first-time filmmaker, Bustillo has the steady directorial hand of a seasoned veteran.

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In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. After discovering a lost statue in the back room of her chapel, she convinces her neglected but loving husband to help her orchestrate the grand reveal that will finally anoint her as the most admired woman in town. But before the unveiling, a jarring turn of events illuminates the hidden magic of her world, forcing her to reevaluate everything she once took for granted.

Director: Tomás Gómez Bustillo
Producer: Gewan Brown, Amanda Freedman
Screenwriter: Tomás Gómez Bustillo
Distributor: Hope Runs High
Production Co: Plenty Good
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2024
Runtime: 1h 24m

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