St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor

St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor (Giuseppe Moscati - L'amore che guarisce) is a 2007 Italian television movie written and directed by Giacomo Campiotti. The film is based on real life events of doctor and then Roman Catholic Saint Giuseppe Moscati.

Plot
Upon graduation from medical school, an idealistic young doctor starts working in a hospital, in impoverished 1906 Naples. He quickly comes to the conclusion that the practice of medicine, especially when involving poor patients, needs a lot more compassion. He finds himself devoting his life to helping those in need, especially the destitute, with his skills and empathy.

When a beautiful princess becomes infatuated with him, the challenge arises on how to make room for a relationship in a life that is first and foremost devoted to public service.

The doctor's life story, followed through the rise of fascism a couple of decades later, is contrasted with the different life path followed by a friend of his with whom he had completed medical school.

Cast

 * Giuseppe Fiorello as Giuseppe Moscati
 * Ettore Bassi as Giorgio Piromallo
 * Kasia Smutniak as Elena Cajafa
 * Paola Casella as Cloe
 * Emanuela Grimalda as Sister Helga
 * Giorgio Colangeli as Professor De Lillo
 * Antonella Stefanucci as Nina Moscati
 * Carmine Borrino as Umberto