Acclaimed chilean director esteban larrain turns his attention to the true story of a street child who becomes a popular prophet, and of a people ready to give in, without questioning, to the luminous promise of a miracle'. '.strtoupper('c')hile, 1983'. '.strtoupper('a')s the first street protests begin to pose a challenge for the pinochet regime, 14 year old orphan miguel angel, who claims to see and talk to the virgin mary, is anointed as a prophet.his tormented face is endlessly reproduced in the media within weeks, thousands are making a pilgrimage to his home village to take part in ceremonies involving visions and miracles of all kinds'. '.strtoupper('m')iguel angel himself undergoes a profound transformation, the shy boy becoming a clever, capricious teenager who uses his divine gift to manipulate others'. '.strtoupper('t')he church, however, cannot stand by'. '.strtoupper('a') priest, father ruiz tagle, is sent to investigate the cult of the virgin of penablanca'. '.strtoupper('m')iguel's fate now seems uncertain...special feature original theatrical trailer