The Penitent

May 27, 1988

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is rising as their small, deeply catholic, Mexican village is deciding who will be Christ during the possibly dangerous reenactment of the Crucifixion.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

The Vista Organization

Ithaca

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Cast

Ramon Guerola

Raúl Juliá

Juan Mateo

Armand Assante

Miguel

Martin LaSalle

Celia Guerola

Rona De Ricci

Corina

Julie Carmen

Roberto

Demián Bichir

Susana

Tina Romero

Enfermero

Justo Martínez

Jose

Enrique Novi

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