Francis of Brooklyn (2012) on Netflix
NR20121h 54mBiographyComedyDrama
Pvt. Francis returns from Iraq a broken alcoholic. A vision of Jesus and a destitute fellow veteran set off a spiritual crisis, and he renounces his family's wealth for Brooklyn's streets.
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Plot summary
Francis comes home to Brooklyn from the Iraq war a broken alcoholic with no passion left. Meeting a fellow veteran who has lost everything sets off a spiritual crisis in him. He renounces his family's money and looks for a more meaningful life among Brooklyn's homeless and rejected. Others gather around him: a growing fraternity of oddballs and eccentrics who live as modern-day friars, poor by choice and muddling their way toward enlightenment. He and his companions take up poverty and homelessness together. Their days unfold in funny, irreverent vignettes about faith and humility. The premise is drawn from the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
Cast
- Mig Felicianoas Francis
- Eric M. Eskenazias Obnoxious Yuppie
- Brandon Jonesas Clare's Boyfriend
- A.J. Kepkaas Robert(Andrew Kepka)
- Lawrence Krauseras James
- Chris Lakeras Homeless Man
- RJ Luccias Junkie
