The Apparition

(2018)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 160 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2018

Runtime: 139 мин

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Ксавье Джанноли

Cast: Vincent Lindon, Галатеа Белуги, Patrick d'Assumçao, Анатоль Таубман, Elina Löwensohn, Claude Lévêque, Gérard Dessalles, Bruno Georis, Candice Bouchet, Natalia Dontcheva

Plot

Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

Jacques "Vincent Lindon" is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican, who recruit him to lead a committee to explore the legitimacy of a saintly apparition in a small French village-a true canonical investigation. Upon his arrival, he meets the young novitiate Anna, who claims to have personally witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Shes garnered an impressive following in the village but is torn between her faith and the many solicitations she receives. Confronted with opposing views from clergy members and skeptics, Jacques finds his belief system profoundly shaken as he works to uncover the hidden motivations and pressures at work.