Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
▶ Watch TrailerNo streaming sources found for this title.
🔍 Search on JustWatch →Human filmmaking in the best sense — characters behave like people, not plot functions. The director's voice is recognizable from the first minutes.
The acting carries the entire film — without it, this would be hollow. But it's there, and it's real. The ending offers no easy answers, which is right.
Works for fans of arthouse and psychological stories. Looking for spectacle — look elsewhere.
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
— MovieFinder Editorial
Best Watched
Best Watched: A Saturday evening alone — this kind of film needs quiet and space for thought.
Cristiana Dell'Anna
Francesca Cabrini
David Morse
Archbishop Corrigan
Giancarlo Giannini
Pope Leo XIII
John Lithgow
Mayor Gould
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Vittoria
Federico Ielapi
Paolo
Virginia Bocelli
Aria
Rolando Villazón
Disalvo
Jeremy Bobb
Calloway
Federico Castelluccio
Senator Bodio
Audience Score
Quick rating — tap to vote:
Or write a full review: