The Chosen Heaven (2010)

A well-intentioned novice priest tries to stay out of two older clerics' criminal scheme. Until money and a girl come into play.

Director:

Víctor González

Writers:

Huili Raffo (story), Huili Raffo

Stars:

Juan Minujín, Osmar Núñez, Osvaldo Bonet

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Juan Minujín	...	Pablo
Osmar Núñez	...	Orbe
Osvaldo Bonet	...	Claudio
Jimena Anganuzzi	...	Ceci
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Javier Barceló	...	Empleado de banco
Adrian Caiafa	...	Chofer
Teresa Cura	...	Mujer en el bar
Héctor Díaz
Adrián Fondari
Daniel Fueyo	...	Empleado de banco
Marta Lubos
Roberto More	...	Amotinado
Roy Nilson
Micaela Niz	...	Chica en procesión
Laura Paredes	...	Vendedora de pasajes

Storyline

Pablo is a young Catholic priest who wants to quit his duty but doesn't know it yet. In order to release himself from this predicament, he ends up making the wrong choices when he gets involved in a tortuous relationship between two older priests. This leads him to uncover a complex web of deception that will finally force him to act, with gruesome consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | male rear nudity | male nudity | male frontal nudity | temptation | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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User Reviews

Young catholic priest finds trouble within the hierarchy of his church.

Excellent drama about a young catholic priest struggle to pursue his calling to religious life when He finds himself unable to fulfill his own chaste expectations of holiness and blissfulness as he encounters situations at the congregation that will test both; his faith and vocation. The story is not easy to follow and although the dialogue is smart and the acting by all three main characters is absolutely fantastic, I certainly did not understand the ending of the film in spite of watching it on cable-TV several times. Unfortunately the DVD for this movie is not available for the US market yet, so I have not been able to determine if this is due to the editing for TV, or if the film just lacks a strong and comprehensive ending. I recommend this film to all seminarists and look forward to more of its kind for distribution to some dioceses.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

20 September 2012 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

The Chosen Heaven

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,900

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1