Known primarily for his Gael García Bernal-led drama No, director Pablo Larraín is currently on the rise. In talks for a Scarface remake and the forthcoming Natalie Portman-led Jacqueline Kennedy biopic, his latest film is one of the best of the year. The Club, which takes a scathing look at the abuses of the Catholic Church, picked up the Grand Jury Prize at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and today brings the first trailer.
We said in our review, “It’s also remarkable that the entire film is peppered with instances of pitch black humor, eliciting laughter both genuine and thoroughly unsettling. Lest there should be any doubt about the gravity of the material, however, the narrative builds up to a climax of traumatizing violence and intensity when the priests demonstrate the extent they are willing to go in order to safeguard their fraudulent façade. Though profoundly upsetting, The Club’s assault on institutionalized hypocrisy never risks feeling unjustified.”
Check out the trailer below thanks to Cine Maldito and we’ll update when subtitles arrive.
Update: Watch the U.S. version below with subtitles.
The Club opens on May 28th in Chile and is awaiting a U.S. release by Music Box Films.