The Righteous

Great film! Mark O'Brien crushes it as both director, writer and actor.

Watched this with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. It's a cautionary tale about the importance of being honest with yourself and others about who you truly are, owning the mistakes you've made despite the fear of being rejected or criticized for them, and accepting that typically, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You can't always pick how you will have to atone for your 'sins', and you certainly can't expect to be absolved after. I grew up in a very dysfunctional family and went to catholic school. . . can't really say my family is catholic. . . but I can appreciate the justified and unnecessary guilt one can live with and the resulting mistakes one makes in an effort to counteract or clear the slate. . . it never really works out does it? ಠಿ_ಠ

A brilliantly portray parable. The use of black & white sets the tone of the film & creates an atmosphere of contrast & emotional intensity. The two central actors do a superb job portraying the battle between faith & truth, free will & sin & showing how past choices & the impact on the psyche no matter how much we have on

I really liked this movie. Confusing for a good bit. Then what? Then WAIT WHat?

Shows how great writing is the key to a great story. Best movie I've seen in years, with a plot that has twists and turns and begs the viewer to see things in a whole new light. WOw!