Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997)

5.4/10 95 min Drama History

Overview

Calcutta, 1946. Violence rages in India. Sister Teresa teaches at a convent, but is haunted by the faces of the starving, the poor and the homeless; the faces of those less fortunate than her. With only her faith in God, she leaves the convent to live in the slums and care for the poor. An surprisingly, even one of the most revered, selfless heroes questioned her purpose.

Cast

Geraldine Chaplin

Mother Teresa

Keene Curtis

Father Van Exem

Helena Carroll

Mother Superior

David Byrd

Archbishop

William Katt

Harry Harper

Ravindra Randeniya

Police chief

Sangeetha Weeraratne

Subashini

Alan Shearman

Sgt. Stout

Anna Mathias

Sister Stephanie

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Magdalena

Veena Jayakody

Charu Ma

W. Jayasiri

Mr. Goma

Nilanthi Wijesinghe

Mrs. Goma

Hemasiri Liyanage

Mawik

Nimmi Harasgama

Christina

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