A Quest to Heal: Beyond the Physical
2017•58m•Released
Documentary
Joao Texeira de Faria, also known as John of God, is a world famous spiritual healer from Brazil who has been attributed to many miracles that science cannot explain. His work attracts both controversy and acclaim. For the past 30 years, thousands of people from all over the world have been flocking to his remote village in Brazil in search of cures for illnesses Western medicine offers little hope. Film maker Michelle Mahrer follows the journey of two of her friends on a healing odyssey to Brazil - Lya Shaked from Australia has terminal cancer, and Fred Porter from USA has HIV. Will they be lucky enough to receive a miracle?
Director
Michelle Mahrer
Languages
English
Studio
Michelle Mahrer Films
Cast
Dr. Marc Cohen
Himself
Craig Hassed
Himself
Dr. Rick Sheff
Himself
Caterina Pellegrino
Herself
Peter Rule
Himself
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