From NetFlix:

Roland Joffé directs this epic tale of love and betrayal set during the Spanish Civil War. When a present-day journalist (Dougray Scott) investigates Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá (Charlie Cox), he uncovers a surprising link to his own father, Manolo (Wes Bentley). Manolo and Josemaría were childhood friends who followed different paths when the war broke out. Josemaría pursued his faith, while Manolo joined the rebels to fight Franco.

Centering around Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, this Catholic melodrama (give it a B+) has as its background the Spanish Civil War.

Opus Dei (for those of you who are not familiar) is an ultra-conservative Catholic organization that is much maligned in fiction such as “The Da Vinci Code”. Whether or not Opus Dei is beyond the fringe really does not matter in the film. But just remember that Franco was supported by an ultra-conservative Catholic hierarchy. Indeed the film does not take sides, but suggests that there were enough abuses and neglect by that Catholic hierarchy to spark rebellion. Scenes in which Josemaría is seen flogging himself only suggest not untypical Spanish extremism. Spaniards seem genetically unable to see the color grey.

As melodramas go, someone spent a lot of money putting this epic together. Could be worse.