ARC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES WIDE U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE OF
FOR GREATER GLORY
— ACTION EPIC TO BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 1 —
SOURCE: Grace Hill Media
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – (March 13, 2012) ARC Entertainment announced today the action epic FOR GREATER GLORY, will receive a wide theatrical release in the U.S. on Friday, June 1. The film’s Century North adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War – the daring people’s revolt that rocked 20th America. Produced by Pablo Jose Barroso, Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia and Golden Globe winner Eva Longoria lead a stellar multinational cast that includes the legendary Peter O’Toole, rapidly rising star Oscar Isaac (DRIVE), recording star and actor Ruben Blades (SAFE HOUSE), Bruce Greenwood (STAR TREK, SUPER 8), Nestor Carbonell (THE DARK NIGHT RISES), Bruce McGill (LINCOLN), Santiago Cabrera (“Heroes,” CHE), Oscar®-nominated Catalina Sandino Moreno (MARIA FULL OF GRACE) and Eduardo Verástegui (BELLA).
Director Dean Wright brings a visual power honed from years as a leading Hollywood effects guru – on such blockbusters as TITANIC, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and CHRONICLES OF NARNIA – to this real-life tale that has never been told on screen before. The film is written by Michael Love.
“FOR GREATER GLORY is a powerful true story that has been a passion project for all those involved,” said producer Pablo Jose Barroso. “We’re proud to be working with ARC Entertainment who shares our passion for the film.”
What would you pay for the price of freedom? In FOR GREATER GLORY, an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as General Gorostieta (Garcia), the retired military man who at first thinks he has nothing personal at stake as he and his wife (Longoria) watch Mexico fall into a violent civil war. Yet the man who hesitates in joining the cause will soon become the resistance’s most inspiring and self-sacrificing leader, as he begins to see the cost of religious persecution on his countrymen . . . and transforms a rag-tag band of rebels into a heroic force to be reckoned with. The General faces impossible odds against a powerful and ruthless government. Yet is those he meets on the journey – youthful idealists, feisty renegades and, most of all, one remarkable teenager named Jose – who reveal to him how courage and belief are forged even when justice seems lost.
Shooting on historic locations throughout Mexico, the equally accomplished behind the scenes team includes director of photography Eduardo Martinez Solares (BAD HABITS), Oscar®-nominated editor Richard Francis-Bruce (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, SEVEN, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE), production designer Salvador Parra (VOLVER) and Oscar®-winning composer James Horner (AVATAR, TITANIC, BRAVEHEART).
To follow updates on FOR GREATER GLORY, please go to the following:
Official Website – http://www.ForGreaterGlory.com
Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/ForGreaterGlory
Twitter — http://www.twitter.com/ForGreaterGlory
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