Luminiţa, a young illegal immigrant living on the edge of a shanty town, has hatched a plan to get herself out of her predicament. To carry it through she bumps into Antonio, a sick and mysterious old man. The clash between the two of them is unavoidable and harsh, and leads to unforeseeable consequences...
THE SEVEN CORPORAL ACTS OF MERCY:
Feeding the hungry
Giving drink to the thirsty
Clothing the naked
Sheltering the homeless
Visiting the sick
Visiting prisoners
Burying the dead
«Come, you who are blessed by my Father, and you will inherit the realm prepared for you since beginning of the world. Because I was starving and you fed me, I was thirsty and you quenched my thirst; I was a foreigner and you welcomed me into your home, I was naked and you clothed me, sick and you looked after me, I was imprisoned and you came to visit me. (…) In truth I say unto thee: every time you have done these things even for the meekest of my brothers, you have done so for me»
(from the Gospel of Matthew)
The Seven Acts of Mercy (Caravaggio, 1607, Oil on canvas)
