Perfect Obedience
The story that shook the church
The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his film through the largely uncomprehending, wondering eyes of 13-year-old Julián, who travels from the arms of his loving pastoral family into the austere, hallowed halls of the seminary. Singling out the boy as his intimate disciple, installing him in his palatial private quarters and redubbing him “Sacramento Santos,” Father Ángel begins Julian’s instruction into the mysteries of “perfect obedience,” whose cardinal rule is: Never question a superior’s actions.
The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his film through the largely uncomprehending, wondering eyes of 13-year-old Julián, who travels from the arms of his loving pastoral family into the austere, hallowed halls of the seminary. Singling out the boy as his intimate disciple, installing him in his palatial private quarters and redubbing him “Sacramento Santos,” Father Ángel begins Julian’s instruction into the mysteries of “perfect obedience,” whose cardinal rule is: Never question a superior’s actions.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Juan Manuel Bernal, Alfonso Herrera, Luis Ernesto Franco, Sebastián Aguirre, Alejandro De Hoyos, Claudette Maillé, Juan Ignacio Aranda, Miguel Loyo, Luciana González de León, Juan Carlos Colombo
Director: Aura Getino, Luis Urquiza, Alejandro Zuno
Country: Mexico
Produced By: Astillero Films
Runtime: 90
Release: 2014
Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Language: Español, es, Spanish,
Views: 392
Content Rating:NR
Quality: DVD
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