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The Padre

The Padre

Drama · 2018

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.

Movie details

The Padre

“Revenge has a price”

2018 Drama 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Padre?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jonathan Sobol

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Padre

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Nemes

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Gaspar

Valeria Emiliani

Valeria Emiliani

Lena

Marie Paquim

Marie Paquim

Ophelia

Hailey Hermida

Hailey Hermida

Young Christina

B

Benjamin Petersen

The Mark

Court is in session

Put The Padre on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.