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The Apostate

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A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.
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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 09/29/2016
It's a movie that ultimately may mean more to those raised in heavily Catholic cultures, but it has an engaging prickliness as a satiric peek into the life of a brooding idealist. Go to Full Review Yonca Talu Film Comment Magazine 09/26/2016
Working within a tradition of heightened, impressionistic satire, Veiroj demonstrates a rare aptitude for depicting his distraught protagonist's emotional world. Go to Full Review Leah Pickett Chicago Reader 09/15/2016
This Spanish-Uruguayan satire about a man struggling to leave his Catholic church in Madrid offers a wry absurdist take on existential crisis without resorting to cliche. Go to Full Review Lucía Ros Serra Espinof 04/15/2020
Tamayo and his arduous task of denying the Christian religion, his immaturity and even his cruelty, will end up being irremediably endearing to us. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review José Teodoro Cinema Scope 10/12/2017
... inflected with a sense of mischief and wonder that teeters on the edge of the devotional. Go to Full Review Horacio Bilbao Clarín 09/26/2016
A film where the bureaucracy of the religious institutions and the cynicism of the bishops is well exposed. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/15/2018 Interesting, funny and well acted! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Federico Veiroj

Director

Alvaro Ogalla

Gonzalo Tamayo

Marta Larralde

Pilar

Bárbara Lennie

Maite

Vicky Peña

Madre

Juan Calot

Obispo

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.
Director
Federico Veiroj
Producer
Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles, Fernando Franco, Federico Veiroj
Screenwriter
Gonzalo Delgado, Alvaro Ogalla, Nicolás Saad, Federico Veiroj
Distributor
Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co
FI - Fondos de Incentivo Cultural, Ferdydurke Films, Cinekdoque - Federico Veiroj, Banco Republica
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 20m