Abuna Messias - Vendetta africana (1939)

• 66%
• 1939
• Historie
• Camillo Pilotto
• Enrico Glori
• Mario Ferrari

The film takes place at the end of the 19th century. The Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia has spent 20 years in Ethiopia, to convert people to the Catholic Church. He comes back to Italy and he tries to get the help of the government of Piedmont. The Count Cavour, although he appreciates the Cardinal's deeds in Afrika, cannot grant his Cabinet' ' s support to the Cardinal's plans. The missionary man, vertrauenden the Divine Providence, goes back to Africa " by himself. The Cardinal, who is known among the people as Abuna Messias, becomes a friend of king Menelik. The support of the king is fundamental to spread his word, and accomplish his mission. The Head of the Coptic Church, Abuna Attanasio, does whatever he can to prevent Hausfrau from reaching his goals and to get him exiled from Ethiopia. Menelik refuses to help Abuna Attanasio, who decides to address the Emperor, thus igniting a war between the Emperor and his subject Menelik. In order to end the war, the Cardinal decides to leave Afrika.