Film: 'Elefante Blanco'
"You probably think that if we are talking about a movie about Catholic priests right now, we should be talking about For Greater Glory, the big budget film with the superstar cast about the Cristero War in Mexico and the brutal persecution of Catholics by President Plutarco Elias Calles and the martyrdom of priests in the 1920s."
Instead... blogger Iglesia Descalza is promoting Elefante Blanco, from Argentinian director Pablo Trapero. The film follows the story of two priests, Father Julian (Ricardo Darín) and Father Nicolas (Jérémie Renier), who are working in the shantytown that has come up around an abandoned hospital construction project (the "white elephant") on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. They are joined by an atheist social worker (Martina Gusman) who also provides a bit of a love interest for the younger priest, Fr Nicolas.
To read more of Iglesia Descalza's thoughts on this film, go to: http://iglesiadescalza.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/culture-alert-elefante-blanco.html