The Club (2015)

A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.

Director:

Pablo Larraín

Writers:

Guillermo Calderón, Pablo Larraín

Stars:

Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Alfredo Castro	...	Padre Vidal
Roberto Farías	...	Sandokan
Antonia Zegers	...	Hermana Mónica
Marcelo Alonso	...	Padre García
Jaime Vadell	...	Padre Silva
Alejandro Goic	...	Padre Ortega
Alejandro Sieveking	...	Padre Ramírez
José Soza	...	Padre Lazcano
Francisco Reyes	...	Padre Alfonso
Diego Muñoz	...	Surfista
Gonzalo Valenzuela	...	Surfista
Catalina Pulido	...	Surfista
Paola Lattus	...	Mujer de Sandokan
Erto Pantoja	...	Dueño de Perro
Felipe Ríos	...	Dueño de Perro

Storyline

A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.

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Plot Keywords:

beach | priest | catholic church | counselor | nun | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Chile

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

5 November 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Club

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,514 (USA) (5 February 2016)

Gross:

$29,756 (USA) (19 February 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fabula

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pablo Larraín is also director and producer of No (2012) and writer and director of Post Mortem (2010), among other well known chilean films.

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Connections

Featured in 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)

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Soundtracks

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell
Written by Arvo Pärt
Performed by 'Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Tamas Benedek'

User Reviews

Bizarre and difficult to watch

This is truly a bizarre, bleak, dark, and depressing film. This film is clearly a brutal attack on the church, the priesthood, and mankind in general. Not one character has any redeeming value. Everyone us presented as a hardcore pervert, criminal, liar, or sadist. The film rehashes the same graphic depiction of a homosexual rape of a former altar-boy by his priest over and over again. While it is clear that these events happened and were extremely tragic, the movie makers paint a very one-sided view. Even the locals are presented as brutes, drunks, and thugs. The total concept seems lost to me. Decent acting rates the film a 6.