Synopsis
In Hizen Province, Father Joaquim Martinez has been quietly tending to the life of his village – but his faith is about to be tested.
When the country"s military dictator – the Shogun – outlaws Martinez"s religion, his and the villagers" lives are thrown into turmoil.
Where once new ideas and beliefs had been accepted – with European Jesuits welcoming more than 100,000 converts into the Catholic faith – now the nation is shutting itself off from outside influences. Those who won"t recant or accept banishment face a sentence of death.
With the threat of a massacre looming, and the Shogun"s Samurai closing in, Father Martinez must decide if he"s willing to risk everything for the villagers he"s come to think of as family.
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