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Penitent, The

The Penitent (1988)

Drama | 94 minutes

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Genre: Drama

Duration: 94 minuten

Alternative title: Los Penitentes

Country: United States / Mexico

Directed by: Cliff Osmond

Stars: Raúl Juliá, Armand Assante and Rona De Ricci

IMDb score: 6,6 (187)

Releasedate: 27 May 1988

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The Penitent plot

Since his marriage, Ramon Guerola has lived in the mountains and is a Penitenté (a sinner who atones for his sins and thus pays his 'debt' to God on the way to eternal life). Each year, the villagers select men to act out the crucifixion of Christ who, by strength and God's will, may survive the ritual. His wife does not want the man to participate in this because if he survives the ordeal, the man must live the rest of his life in celibacy. Then his friend Juan Mateo arrives, who spent years in prison and everything changes.

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Actors and actresses

Raúl Juliá

Ramon Guerola

Armand Assante

Juan Mateo

Martin LaSalle

Miguel

Rona De Ricci

Celia Guerola (as Rona Freed)

Julie Carmen

Corina

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