For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada [Sub: Eng]
Trailer
It is a story that tells about an epic moving through a long history. That story began with the war of Cristeros in 1920. That war served as an epic of delightful excitement for GREATER GLORY. During this period, a group of enthusiastic men and women experimented with the finest in history by risking everything for the family, faith and the country. It is an ambitious approach to reform and light in the dark.
Critics Of "For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada [Sub: Eng]"
Washington Post
June 01, 2012
"For Greater Glory" is at times so heavy-handed that the movie itself seems at war. Unfortunately, the enemy is not just a repressive administration, but the audience.
"For Greater Glory" takes its cues from a bygone era of Technicolor Golden Age epics and delivers a sprawling political drama steeped in old-fashioned Hollywood romanticism.
Despite enough good intentions to pave a four-lane highway, the ardently sincere but dramatically unfocused For Greater Glory plays like a multipart miniseries that has been hacked down to feature length.
Hollywood Reporter
June 01, 2012
This historical drama about the little-known Cristero War in 1920s Mexico is more educational than involving.
The compelling archival footage, which literally made me gasp aloud, and the incredible, disturbing photos are amazing. Unfortunately, you'll see them only during the end credits of 'For Greater Glory.'
If these events seem to fit a little too neatly into modern narrative, seem almost too ready-made for current controversies... a few minutes' worth of research confirms the essential truth of the story.