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202529 minPGdocumentary

Aside

202529 minPGdocumentary

Two years of experimental treatment left George bedridden in the hospital before he returned to his village to become a monk.

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Two years of experimental treatment left George bedridden in the hospital before he returned to his village to become a monk.

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George returns to his village after spending two years bedridden in a hospital due to an experimental treatment for his congenital disability. Embracing his faith, he decides to become a monk and is ordained as Father John. He leaves behind the capital and its opportunities for a remote community. The film captures the rituals of Holy Week, intertwining Father John's reflections on the Sacrifice and the Resurrection with the traditions of his new life.

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