Gospa
Gospa is a 1995 religious drama starring Martin Sheen and Morgan Fairchild about pilgrimages to a small village in Herzegovina where six school children say the Virgin Mary ("Our Lady", Croatian: Gospa) appeared in 1981 (see Our Lady of Međugorje). The movie highlights Communists preying on Catholics and Croats who suffer at the hands of authorities. Martin Sheen plays Franciscan priest Jozo Zovko, who was tortured and tried for treason by the Yugoslav government for refusing to betray his people.
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| Directed by | Jakov Sedlar |
| Produced by | Igor Prižmić |
| Written by | Ivan Aralica Paul Gronseth Barry Morrow |
| Starring | Martin Sheen Paul Guilfoyle Frank Finlay Morgan Fairchild Michael York Timothy Wheeler Daniela Čolić-Prižmić Anica Tomić Paul Tivers |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Croatia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.7 million |
Cast
- Martin Sheen as Father Jozo Zovko
- Michael York as Milan Vuković
- Morgan Fairchild as Sister Fabijana Zovko
- Paul Guilfoyle as Miodrag Dobrović
- Ray Girardin as father Zrinko Čuvalo
- Frank Finlay as Monsignor
- Tony Zazula as prosecutor Govanović
- William Hootkins as judge Marulić
- Angelo Santiago as Vlado Palić
- Mustafa Nadarević as major Stović
- Slavko Brankov as 2nd Jail Guard
- Daniela Čolić-Prizmić as French Journalist (as Nela Čolić-Prizmić)
- Anica Tomić as Mirjana Dragičević
Reception
The film won the Golden Gate of Pula (audience award for best film as voted by festival audiences) at the 42nd Pula Film Festival, and Vjesnik award Jelen.
Roger Ebert gave Gospa two stars out of four. He noted the enthusiastic responses to the film in the United States, but felt that its "impact is religious and political, not cinematic", and that "it really isn't a very good film".[1]
References
- Ebert, Roger (February 20, 1996). "Gospa". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.