The Apostate

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The Apostate

Released Sep 9, 2016

1h 20m

Comedy

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A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

It's a movie that ultimately may mean more to those raised in heavily Catholic cultures, but it has an engaging prickliness as a satiric peek into the life of a brooding idealist.

Sep 29, 2016

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Yonca Talu

Film Comment Magazine

Working within a tradition of heightened, impressionistic satire, Veiroj demonstrates a rare aptitude for depicting his distraught protagonist's emotional world.

Sep 26, 2016

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

This Spanish-Uruguayan satire about a man struggling to leave his Catholic church in Madrid offers a wry absurdist take on existential crisis without resorting to cliche.

Sep 15, 2016

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Lucía Ros Serra

Espinof

Tamayo and his arduous task of denying the Christian religion, his immaturity and even his cruelty, will end up being irremediably endearing to us. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 15, 2020

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José Teodoro

Cinema Scope

... inflected with a sense of mischief and wonder that teeters on the edge of the devotional.

Oct 12, 2017

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Horacio Bilbao

Clarín

A film where the bureaucracy of the religious institutions and the cynicism of the bishops is well exposed. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 26, 2016

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Interesting, funny and well acted!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/18

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A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.

Director: Federico Veiroj
Producer: Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles, Fernando Franco, Federico Veiroj
Screenwriter: Gonzalo Delgado, Alvaro Ogalla, Nicolás Saad, Federico Veiroj
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 20m

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