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26 March 2016

Film review: In a coastal sanctuary, priests face up to their sins

This week sees the release of two films that focus on far-flung Christian communities thrown into chaos by past crimes and misdemeanours. Much the better of the two is The Club (★★★★, 18 cert, 97 mins) from Chilean director Pablo LarraĆ­n. His previous films, including Tony Manero and Post Mortem, have brilliantly explored Pinochet’s reign of terror through the stories of characters at society’s margins. Here, his target is the Church and the main characters – a group of Catholic priests living together in a bleak coastal corner of Chile – are about as marginal as you can get.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2016/03/24/film-review-in-a-coastal-sanctuary-priests-face-up-to-their-sins/