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Satan Never Sleeps

1962 · 125 min Drama
5.1 / 10 · TMDB

A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest, who is now too old and weak to continue with the upkeep of the church. However, Communist soldiers arrive at the mission and seize it as a command post. Their leader rapes the native girl and impregnates her, only later to realize that Communism is no good for him. In the end, the foursome flee to the border, but are pursued by Communist forces along the way.

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Year 1962
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Leo McCarey
Runtime 125 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.1/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs a dramatic clash at the intersection of faith and ideology, contrasting the quiet mission with a brutal invasion. It relies on straightforward yet emotional performances to portray personal tragedy within a historical cataclysm.

What lingers after viewing is a tense, albeit somewhat schematic, escape where the cost of freedom is measured in sacrifice and realization. It leaves one with the feeling of a bitter parable about spiritual resilience in soulless times. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Leo McCarey

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