The Good Shepherd (2004)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Good Shepherd; The Good Shepherd; Deadly vow |
| Original title | The Good Shepherd; The Confessor |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lewin Webb |
| script | Brad Mirman |
| production |
Gary Howsam , Christopher Lambert |
| music | Gary Koftinoff |
| camera | Curtis Petersen |
| cut | Nick Rotundo |
| occupation | |
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The Good Shepherd or The Good Shepherd (alternative title: Deadly Vow ) is a Canadian thriller from 2004 . Directed by Lewin Webb , the script was written by Brad Mirman .
action
The Catholic priest Andrews is caught at the scene of a murder with the victim's blood on him. The police arrest him. Another priest, Daniel Clemens, visits Andrews while in custody and learns that Andrews knows the identity of the murderer. This cannot be revealed because Andrews sees himself bound by the confessional secret. A short time later, Andrews is found hanged in his cell.
Clemens wants to prove that Andrews was innocent. He makes inquiries in the former parish of the priest, thereby defying the will of the church hierarchy. The journalist Madeline Finney, with whom he dated before he was a priest, helps him with this. You discover a group of homosexual Catholics, but they have nothing to do with the fact. Clemens comes into conflict with a woman who secretly records the confessions of her children in home; she blackens him to his superior.
Clemens, who collects donations for the church organization, is supposed to visit a sponsor in another city. His superior tells him that he only tolerates his insubordination because Clemens is a capable fundraiser. Since Clemens refuses the business trip, he is suspended as a priest; he should leave the official apartment. Nevertheless, he continues to look for the murderer and finds him. The perpetrator commits suicide after the alerted police appear.
The film ends with the reinstated Clemens celebrating a mass in memory of Andrews.
Reviews
Christopher Null compared the film on www.filmcritic.com to an " insignificant episode of ' Law & Order ' ". The script is loaded with clichés and contains " flat, bad dialogues ". The representations are particularly bad and would appear as if you were deliberately portraying bad actors in a film-within-a-film. The critic advised people to forget that the Good Shepherd had ever been heard of.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the thriller offered “ surprising twists ”. He first addressed the " entanglement of clerical circles in (abuse) affairs ", which topic would " soon be replaced by a more harmless drug topic ".
Awards
Lewin Webb and the film crew were nominated for 2005 Directors Guild of Canada awards.
backgrounds
The film was in Hamilton ( Ontario turned). It had its world premiere on May 15, 2004 at the Cannes Film Market ; on August 28, 2004 it was screened at the Montréal Film Festival . The film was released on DVD in most countries.
Web links
- The Good Shepherd in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Good Shepherd at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.imdb.de/title/tt0343737/releaseinfo
- ↑ www.filmcritic.com, accessed on October 19, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Good Shepherd in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed October 19, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for The Good Shepherd, accessed October 19, 2007
- ↑ The Good Shepherd premiere dates, accessed October 19, 2007
