The Club

2015 1h 37m ES

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 288

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In a secluded house in a small seaside town live four unrelated men and the woman who tends to the house and their needs. All former priests, they have been sent to this quiet exile to purge the sins of their pasts, the separation from their communities the worst form of punishment by the Church. They keep to a strict daily schedule devoid of all temptation and spontaneity, each moment a deliberate effort to atone for their wrongdoings.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alfredo Castro
Father Vidal
Roberto Farías
Sandokan
Antonia Zegers
Sister Mónica
Marcelo Alonso
Father García
Jaime Vadell
Father Silva
Alejandro Goic
Father Ortega
Alejandro Sieveking
Father Ramírez
José Soza
Father Matías Lazcano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pablo Larraín
Writers: Daniel Villalobos, Pablo Larraín, Guillermo Calderón
Languages: Italian, Spanish
Countries: Chile

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pablo Larraín, shot by Sergio Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlos Cabezas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sebastián Sepúlveda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Alfredo Castro and Roberto Farías and Antonia Zegers carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4375438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pablo Larraín directs. Sergio Armstrong behind the camera. Carlos Cabezas scores. Sebastián Sepúlveda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Chile. Dialogue in Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.
3Directed by Pablo Larraín, shot by Sergio Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Carlos Cabezas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sebastián Sepúlveda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alfredo Castro and Roberto Farías and Antonia Zegers carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4375438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "child abuse", "nun", "vatican (holy see)", "sodomy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Sergio Armstrong
Original score: Carlos Cabezas
Editing: Sebastián Sepúlveda
Costume design: Estefania Larrain
Sound: Miguel Hormazábal
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $52,761
Original language: ES
IMDB: The Club (2015)

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Reno2016-05-23
★ 3/10
A club for the rare kind, but nowadays the number rose. Sadly, this is the most boring film I have seen in the last 12 months. I have enjoyed many films what others called the worst film of the year. That means I love to take chances, but I was surprised for this which is the least liked by me from the year 2015. I usually respect films and filmmaking, so I thought to skip reviewing it than writing negatives about it, but then I thought I hadn't written much for the disliked films. Realised I should not go like this being neutral, because I collect my reviews and I wanted all kinds like good, bad, average for my basket. I never considered myself an atheist or a theist, just a form of a life on the planet earth, so it's nothing to do with the religion for my viewpoint on this. This drama about the corrupted priests was not like I expected, I kind liked the theme, but not the overall film. It was sent to represent Chile in the recently concluded Oscars, which was a similar theme to the top award winner 'Spotlight' but failed to qualify for the main event. If it was based on the real then my reaction would have been different. They have tried it with a dark comedy that I was not impressed with the overall presentation. But there were a very few good scenes and it was not enough to win me. I know the majority of those who had watched the film are saying many good stuffs about it, looks like I might be the lone black spot around here that deserves dislike votes, so come guys!! Do it! 3/10
badelf2021-11-23
★ 8/10
It just goes to prove: If you want to make a film about the most sinful, unrighteous, corrupt, immoral, evil, nasty, dastardly, bastardly, nefarious, villainous, viscous people in the world - then you just make a film about religious people.