Stigmata

"The messenger must be silenced."

Sep 10 1999 R 1h 43m
Horror

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Plot

A priest from the Vatican is sent to Sao Paulo, Brazil to investigate the appearance of the face of the Virgin Mary on the side of a building. While there he hears of a statue of the Virgin Mary bleeding tears in a small town outside of the city. Meanwhile, a young woman in the U.S. begins to show signs of stigmata, the wounds of Christ. The priest from the Vatican links up with her and cares for her as she is increasingly afflicted by the stigmata. Her ranting and raving finally begins to make sense to the priest who starts to question what his religion has stood for for the last 1900 years.

Written by

Tom Lazarus, Rick Ramage

Directed by

Rupert Wainwright

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, FGM Entertainment

Languages

Português, Italiano, English

Awards

6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
75,584
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
28
Popularity
NA