Father Stu is a biographical film directed and written by Rosalind Ross and released in 2022. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, as Stuart Long, an American boxer and priest who developed a rare disorder called inclusion body myositis.
Premise[]
When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.
Cast[]
- Anthony Quinn as Hamza
- Irene Papas as Hind bint Utbah
- Michael Ansara as Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- Johnny Sekka as Bilal ibn Rabah
- Michael Forest as Khalid ibn al-Walid
- André Morell as Abu Talib
- Garrick Hagon as Ammar ibn Yasir
- Damien Thomas as Zayd
- Martin Benson as Abu Jahl