The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988 · 128 min · Drama

Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.

Director: Ermanno Olmi
Writers: Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi, Joseph Roth
Released: September 2, 1988
Language: Italian