The Passion of Michelangelo

In Pinochet's Chile, a 14-year-old boy becomes a media sensation after claiming to have witnessed visions of the Virgin Mary.

In early 1980s Chile, a 14-year-old boy becomes a media sensation after claiming to have witnessed visions of the Virgin Mary. Acclaimed Chilean director Esteban Larraín’s complex film serves as both a critique of the hypocrisy of the Pinochet regime and an intriguing study of the power of desire, as Miguel Angel trades on his adolescent sexuality to accentuate his charismatic allure.