This inquisitive, unnerving chamber drama, which culls from the sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Church, is dulled by conflicting messages of forgiveness and vengeance as well as the transparency of a victim's characterization.
The premise of Pablo Larraín's disturbingly inquisitive chamber drama culls from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. In a hypothetical fallout, four excommunicated priests are sentenced to live together on the edge of La Boca, Chile, a remote coastal village.