About the film: year - Awards /: Cannes Film Festival1 / 1989 / 2 hours 37 min.drama / biography / Plot of the film "Francis": Mickey Rourke in the historical drama about St. Francis of Assisi, whose biography amazed the entire Christian world. Francis was the son of rich parents, but he left the cruel society that surrounded him, abandoned money and other advantages and left for the desert. He tamed his body for a long time and prayed. The great saint was able to overcome his "I", pride and self-love. By sacrificing everything that prevented him from getting closer to Christ, Francis achieved what he wanted. But he wanted to love the whole world, because without that it would be impossible to touch God.