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Mother Teresa: In the Name of God’s Poor (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1997 · 95 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Kevin Connor
- Starring
- Geraldine Chaplin, Nimmi Harasgama, William Katt, Keene Curtis, David Byrd, Alan Shearman
Set in Calcutta in 1946, amid widespread violence, Sister Teresa works as a convent teacher but is constantly reminded by the starving, homeless and destitute surrounding her. Driven solely by her faith, she abandons the convent to reside in the slums and devote herself to caring for the poorest, even as she wrestles with doubts about her purpose.
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