The Karadima Forest

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The Karadima Forest

2015

1h 38m

Drama

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5 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Sexual abuse victims of Catholic priest Fernando Karadima struggle for justice.

Marilyn Ferdinand

Chicago Reader

Gnecco's performance as Karadima, a callous narcissist whom many of the Chilean faithful call "the little saint," made my skin crawl.

Apr 14, 2016

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Jaime Grijalba

Vague Visages

It could fool anyone with its "grabbed from the headlines" plot, but this is an unassuming film about power and the idea behind the impossibility to say "no" to a respected figure.

Dec 1, 2023

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Fernando Lopez

La Nación (Argentina)

The film's strength is to use a painful and raw subject but present it in a dignifying way. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 29, 2016

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

A film that reconstructs a real life case of an upper class kid that suffered psychological and sexual abuse on the hands of a priest. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 29, 2016

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

A film more worried about shock value than actually going into any type of exploration of it's controversial subject. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 28, 2016

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Audience Member

This is a great movie. The performance are extraordinary. I saw Luis Gnecco in Narcos and I found him tremendous actor. Good for Chilean cinema. Best of 2015.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Una pelÃcula mÃ¡s sobre el abuso eclesiÃ¡stico, no en menores que serÃa la diferencia.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

Sexual abuse victims of Catholic priest Fernando Karadima struggle for justice.

Director: Matias Lira
Producer: Sebastián Freund
Screenwriter: Alvaro Díaz, Alicia Scherson
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m