
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Alejandro Monteverde
- Writer
- Rod Barr
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $50,000,000
Cast
Cristiana Dell'Anna
David Morse
Federico Castelluccio
Federico Ielapi
Giancarlo Giannini
Jeremy Bobb
John Lithgow
Rolando Villazón
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Virginia Bocelli
Keywords
1880s
1890s
1900s
19th century
based on true story
christian faith
farcical
immigrant
impoverished
italian immigrant
new york city
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