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It&#;s the mids and the Mexican government under President Calles is trying to curtail the influence of the Catholic church.

Foreign-born priests are to be deported.

Any priest criticizing the government can be sentenced to five years in prison. And public church services are prohibited.

Peaceful demonstrations to oppose those measures are having little effect.

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Soon foes of the federal government are taking up arms to fight for religious freedom.

And those who were peacefully protesting are supporting the armed rebellion by organizing chains of communication and smuggling arms and ammunition to the rebels.

But what the Cristeros really need is a general to pull together and command the rebel forces.

They turn to retired officer Enrique Gorostieta (Andy Garcia). He&#;s not Catholic, but his family is. Most importantly, he believes in religious freedom.

With Gorostieta, fighting padre Father Vega (Santiago Cabrera) and Victoriano Ramirez (Oscar Isaac) leadin