Unlike a lot of historical drama, it eschews romanticization and gives one a real sense of how brutal life must have been in the early 400s A.D.

 It tells Patrick’s story as he recorded it, filled with grace and devoid of legends and embellishments.

Like its protagonist, I Am Patrick is not unfamiliar with disruptions to a mission.

Anderson has brought together an impressive array of people to lay out what is known about Patrick.