El evangelio de las maravillas

El evangelio de las maravillas ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".

Cast

 * Francisco Rabal as Papá Basilio
 * Katy Jurado as Mamá Dorita
 * Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa (as Edwarda Gurrola)
 * Carolina Papaleo as Nélida
 * Bruno Bichir as Gavilán
 * Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Micaela
 * Rafael Inclán
 * Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel
 * Angelina Peláez as Elodia
 * Gina Morett as Rita
 * Juan Carlos Colombo
 * Rafael Velasco as Mateo
 * Marta Aura
 * Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation
 * Teresa Mondragón
 * Julieta Egurrola as Tomasa's mother