The Apostate (2015)

Original title

El apóstata

Directed by

Federico Veiroj

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

France, Uruguay, Spain

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to formally leave the Catholic Church. Along the way he remembers his difficult childhood, his complex relationship with a cousin, and his father's expectations.

contemplativedryly humorousslow-pacedintrospectivebittersweetoffbeatpersonalmelancholic

What happens

The Apostate (Spanish: El apóstata) is a 2015 Uruguayan-Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Federico Veiroj, the plot follows a man pursuing apostasy from the Catholic Church. During the arduous bureaucratic process, he will recall the intermittent relationship he has with a cousin, some cruel acts of his childhood, his link with a foreign spirituality and his difficulties in following the paternal path. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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