''The Apostate'' ( es, El apóstata) is a 2015 Uruguayan-Spanish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Federico Veiroj Federico Veiroj (born 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. Veiroj studied Communications at the UCUDAL. Two of his films have been List of Uruguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Interna ...

, the plot follows a man pursuing

apostasy Apostasy (; grc-gre, ἀποστασία , 'a defection or revolt') is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that i ...

from the

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Cast

* Álvaro Ogalla as Gonzalo *

Bárbara Lennie Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama '' Magical Girl'', also scooping nominations for ''Obaba'' ...

as Maite *

Marta Larralde Marta Larralde (born 22 April 1981) is a Spanish actress from Galicia. She is known for her performances in series such as '' Gran Hotel'' or '' Seis hermanas''. Biography Born on 22 April 1981 in Vigo, Larralde took studies in Image and Sound ...

as Pilar *

Vicky Peña Maria Victòria Peña Carulla (born 11 January 1954) better known as Vicky Peña is a Spanish actress. She is one of the most important voice actors in Catalan and Spanish. Family and early life She is the daughter of the actors Felip Peña a ...

as Madre *

Joaquín Climent Joaquín Climent Asensi (born 7 September 1958) is a Spanish actor. He is primarily recognised as an established supporting actor in both film and television works. He has also performed in stage plays. He became popular for his role as Pascual in ...

as Padre

Release

The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naom ...

, where it debuted on 11 September 2015.

Reception

The film has a score of 66% on

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References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Spanish drama films Uruguayan drama films 2010s Spanish films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub 2010s Uruguayan films