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The Penitent - A Rational Man

The Penitent - A Rational Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 4, 2023

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

The Penitent - A Rational Man

Production Companies

Èliseo Entertainment, RAI Cinema, MiC

Director

Luca Barbareschi

Description

A psychiatrist, Charles, has his career and life become derailed after he refuses to testify on behalf of a former patient who had become clinically violent and unstable, resulting in the deaths of multiple people following a tragic breakdown of his mental complications. The patient then claims that Charles will not testify in court or to the police because the patient is openly part of the LGBT community. Further, the patient claims that Charles has recently gone through a religious conversion in his own personal identity which has resulted in a fully prejudiced reassessment of the gay community as a whole. Charles claims that the basis of these accusations are false and due to a misunderstanding. The resulting recriminations put Charles's entire career at risk and threaten to end his practice permanently.