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The Penitential Act (2025)
Directed by Ben Lyons
“A masochistic ex-convict forms an unlikely connection with a Catholic priest in Lancashire, 1986.”
· 23m
John, released from prison into the unforgiving North-West of 1986, finds himself abandoned by his family and homeless. When John returns to his childhood church, he comes across Father Upton preaching fire and brimstone from the pulpit, and becomes enthralled by the display of sadism. Believing himself worthy of the divine punishment that Upton offers, John pursues the priest and attempts to provoke him, through a most heinous act.
Cast
Dominic Holmes
Alan Turkington
Crew
- Director
- Ben Lyons
- Writer
- Ben Lyons
- Director of Photography
- Yanxiang Qiu
- Editor
- Alexander Emborg
- Producer
- Spandana Patanaik
Details
- Release date
- 2025-07-24
- Runtime
- 23m
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom