New Trailer for Abel Ferrara's Religious Drama PADRE PIO Starring Shia LaBeouf

A new trailer has been released for the religious drama Padre Pio, starring Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia, The Peanut Butter Falcon). The movie comes from filmmaker Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, Siberia), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Maurizio Braucci.

LaBeouf is joined in the cast by Cristina Chiriac, Marco Leonardi, Asia Argento, Vincenzo Crea, Luca Lionello, Brando Pacitto, Stella Mastrantonio, and Salvatore Ruocco.

Here’s the synopsis:

“In this powerful drama directed by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, a young priest, Padre Pio (Shia LaBeouf), begins his ministry at a remote Capuchin monastery in Italy’s San Giovanni Rotondo. WWI has ended and Italian soldiers — broken but victorious — are returning to the impoverished village ruled by wealthy land owners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism’s most venerated figures.”

This trailer has not sold me on this film. LaBeouf says this film saved him, and I like him as an actor, so I’m glad for it, but I still don’t think I really want to see this one. Ferrara’s films are usually pretty out there, and I’m not won over on this one quite yet. Check out the trailer for yourself, and let us know what you think. Padre Pio is set to hit select US theaters on June 2nd.