''Man of God'' () is a 2021 English-language Greek biographical drama film written and directed by Yelena Popovic and starring

Aris Servetalis Aris Servetalis (Greek language, Greek: Άρης Σερβετάλης) is a Greek actor. Life and career He was nominated for the Hellenic Film Academy Awards, Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for the film ''L (film), L''. He h ...

Nectarios of Aegina Nectarios of Aegina (; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated both in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. On 20 Ap ...

and also starring

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. ( ; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former professional Boxing, boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading actor, leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. In a Mickey Rourke filmogra ...

and Alexander Petrov.

Synopsis

''Man of God'' is based on the life of Saint Nectarios of Aegina, Greece. The film depicts his work among the public and within the church and also his conflicts with his superiors and the religious establishment. The film does not cover his childhood and Nektarios is already serving as a Metropolitan bishop in Egypt in the opening of the film.

Cast

Production

Principal photography wrapped in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

in September 2020.

Release

The film made its world premiere on 25 April 2021 at the

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (, Transliteration, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is a film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to ...

, where it won the Audience Award. It was then released in theaters on 26 August 2021. In its first four consecutive weeks, the film sold 241,014 tickets in Greece. It was the third most commercially successful film in Greece for 2021, with 283,520 ticket sold.

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* * {{IMDb title, 6060964 2021 films 2021 biographical drama films Greek biographical drama films English-language Greek films Films shot in Greece 2020s English-language films 2020s Greek films English-language biographical drama films Films about Eastern Orthodox saints