The Penitent
6.5
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.
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Cast
19 people
Raúl Juliá
Ramon Guerola
Known for
The Addams Family
Street Fighter
Armand Assante
Juan Mateo
Known for
The Odyssey
The Road to El Dorado
Cliff Osmond
Known for
The Fortune Cookie
Kiss Me, Stupid
Michael Fitzgerald
Martin LaSalle
Miguel
Known for
Pickpocket
Alucarda
Rona De Ricci
Celia Guerola
Known for
The Pit and the Pendulum
Julie Carmen
Corina
Known for
In the Mouth of Madness
Fright Night Part 2
Demián Bichir
Roberto
Known for
The Nun
The Hateful Eight
Lucy Reina
Margarita
Also in
Deveras me Atrapaste
Romero
Tina Romero
Susana
Known for
Cadenas de amargura
Ana
Eduardo López Rojas
Mayor
Known for
Los Parientes Pobres
My Family
Justo Martínez
Enfermero
Known for
El Manantial
Bandidas
Cliff Osmond Director · Alex North Composer Robin Vidgeon Cinematographer
United States release May 27, 1988 · Produced in Mexico, United States · Production Ithaca
Production
The Vista Organization
Production
Ithaca
Production
Mexico · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 27, 1988
Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 1988 · Physical
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