Movie Description:
St. Anthony was born to affluent Portuguese nobles, but rejected material wealthto become a Franciscan monk, dedicating his fine mind andfragile body to defending the poor and oppressed against injustice. The story is told by Folco, a reformed criminal and Anthony`s closestdisciple. He recounts the storyof the revolutionary saintwho dared to challenge the money lenders that enslaved the people of Padua, led byRonaldo, a man who valued moneyover human life. Anthony fearlessly took on the highest spheres of society-even the Church-in defense of the commonpeople.