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For the past 1,500 years, Christian men and women claim to have seen the Blessed Virgin Mary. This documentary inquiry follows dozens of "visionaries" at two Marian pilgrimage sites, Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where some 20 million Catholics have gone since 1981, and Betania, Venezuela, where the last official apparition of the 20th century was reported. Several visionaries are filmed during their visions, when they supposedly converse with the Virgin. Scientists explain what is going on in the visionary's body and mind during these trances. The film then gets the viewpoint of the Catholic hierarchy and the Vatican and learn about the surprising recognition procedures. We also follow a group of pilgrims in their spiritual quest and their craving for God's true presence.

France / Canada - 2000 - 52 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Réalisation Jean-Philippe Duval Auteur Xavier Deleu Image Xavier Deleu, Martine Leclerc Son Christian Vignal Montage Dominique Champagne Musique Anthony Rozankovic

Production Galaxie Presse, 76, rue du Faubourg St Denis, 75010 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4483 0727 Fax : +33 (0)1 4483 0725 E-mail : accueil@galaxie.presse.fr Co-Production Productions Pixcom, France 2, Aller Retour Productions

Ventes Europe Images International, 24, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, 92513 Boulogne cedex, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5595 5827 Fax : +33 (0)1 5595 5810 E-mail : emilie.huc@europeimages.com