Absolution

Absolution (1978)

June 5th, 19781h 35min

Drama, Thriller, Mystery
65%

Overview

At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.


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