Bakhita

Bakhita

2009
8.2

8.2/10

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Overview

Born in a village in Sudan, kidnapped by slavers, often beaten and abused, and later sold to Federico Marin, a Venetian merchant, Bakhita then came to Italy and became the nanny servant of Federico's daughter, Aurora, who had lost her mother at birth. She is treated as an outcast by the peasants and the other servants due to her black skin and African background, but Bakhita is kind and generous to others. Bakhita gradually comes closer to God with the help of the kind village priest, and embraces the Catholic faith. She requests to join the order of Canossian sisters, but Marin doesn't want to give her up as his servant, treating her almost as his property. This leads to a moving court case that raised an uproar which impacts Bakhita's freedom and ultimate decision to become a nun. Pope John Paul II declared her a saint in the year 2000.

Status: Released

Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
RAI
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
Italian

Quick Facts

Release Date April 4, 2009
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt1407939

Cast

Fatou Kine Boye
Fatou Kine Boye

Bakhita

Teresa Acerbis
Teresa Acerbis

Suor Teresa

Ettore Bassi
Ettore Bassi

Guido

Federica Bau
Federica Bau

Young Aurora Marin

Sonia Bergamasco
Sonia Bergamasco

Angelica Marin

Key Crew

Giacomo Campiotti
Director