The Club

Synopsis: Four catholic priests, now excommunicated, share a secluded house in a small coastal house of Chile where they are are supposed to atone for their sins. Their quiet routine, placed under the supervision of Mother Monica, is disturbed by the coming of a fifth man. The newcomer, a pedophile, appears as a most unwelcome reminder of their own tainted lives...
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Pablo Larraín
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
73
NOT RATED
Year:
2015
98 min
575 Views


1

God saw that the light was good...

and he separated the light

from the darkness.

Genesis 1:
4

Father Vidal!

Let's go, Rayo.

12.57 seconds.

Are the Manzurs there?

They are.

- Hi.

- How are you?

Come, Rayo.

Two. One.

He's off.

He won!

He won.

He won.

He won.

With the last race we totaled

470,000 pesos. Not bad.

That money is a blessing.

- I would split it.

- What do you need money for?

For expenses.

We need more dogs.

One greyhound is not enough.

I'd have an army of dogs,

all from the same mother.

I think we're doing very well

with Rayo.

The last champion from Santiago

won by 12.37 in the 200-yard race.

We're very close.

Rayo ran it in 12.57 seconds.

A difference of 0.20 seconds.

Really? That's great.

Will the dogs be as fast

as those black Jamaican ones?

Rayo will be the champion.

What? The race is in Santiago.

But I can go with Rayo.

How could you go?

Who would stay with us?

You could find a substitute.

Impossible.

But we simply must find a way

to take that dog to Santiago.

Let's win the regionals

and then we'll see.

Perhaps some of you

have met him already.

But let me introduce

Father Matias Lozcano.

From now on,

he will join you in your home...

in this community of yours.

Father Matias.

Let me introduce Father Vidal,

Father Ortega...

Father Silva and Father Ramirez.

I'm Sister Monica.

We're very happy to have you here.

Welcome.

This house is very important

to the church.

A shelter, a house of prayer.

Is anybody else coming, Father?

No, not that I'm aware of.

Father Matias,

you will sleep on the first floor.

You're very lucky.

You'll have a room to yourself.

It's a little room next to the chapel...

that the Fathers and I have been

sprucing up for some time.

It's very nice.

Father, do you like animals?

Yes.

I have a cat

they wouldn't let me bring.

Excuse me, were you in a parish

in San Antonio in the '80s?

No. Father Matias is from Chillan.

He's a Chillanejo.

ls the correct term Chillanejo

or Chillanense?

However you like.

If you'd given us notice,

we could've put some meat on the grill...

to celebrate the Father's arrival.

Some pork sausages from Chillan.

From Chillan.

Did you bring any sausages, Father?

We wake up in the morning and pray.

Then we have breakfast.

Then there's some free time

for personal matters.

We hold mass at noon.

The fathers take turns officiating,

the same with confession.

If you are in need of confession,

just let me know.

I will speak with the fathers

and one of them will help you.

We have lunch at 1:00.

After that, we sing.

Then we have some free time,

and at 8:
30, we have dinner.

We say the rosary at 8:00

and have dinner at 8:30.

You cannot go into town...

unless it's between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m.

or 7:
00 and 9:00 p.m.

If you want to go out during those hours,

you can, but only alone.

You cant be on the streets together.

It's absolutely forbidden to communicate

with any person outside of this house.

Also forbidden is any activity

involving self-flagellation...

or self-pleasuring.

You are not allowed

to handle money or cell phones.

Excuse me, Sister, but I don't know

why I should have to be...

subjected to the same rules

as those men.

Maybe you don't know why I'm here.

I didn't commit any crime, any sin.

I'm not a queer.

I had a bit of trouble...

- Porcelain heart...

- but it was resolved.

The one who loves you

is called Sandokan.

A rose fell from the sky.

The wind pulled its petals.

And each petal said,

My name is Sandokan."

Chinese orange, French lemon.

Give me a kiss because I'm thirsty.

Sister.

Give him something to eat.

No, I think we should give him money.

- Yes, that would be better.

- Wouldn't it?

I saw you arrive in a black car.

Why don't you come out

and talk with me?

Why don't you come talk with me?

Why don't you come talk with me,

Father Matias Lozcano?

When the priests came to get us-

When they would come to get us

at the children's home...

to introduce us to the word of God...

they would recite the sermon

of Jesus from the Bible...

when the priests brought us in.

When I had to serve them as altar boy...

and we had to serve

the chalice to them.

And there were a bunch of priests

that would touch their genitals.

There must have been like three priests

who touched their genitals.

Then they would proceed to masturbation,

self-masturbation...

that they would perform

by moving their foreskin.

You could see very clearly how

the foreskin went back and forth...

back and forth

until the ejaculation came.

Then they would molest us-

I knew it. Silva, I told you.

- They would penetrate us anally-

- I told you this sh*t would happen!

And they would come on our faces.

Why am I in this house?

Why am I in this f***ing house?

- I knew it! I told you, Silva!

- Stop it. Don't yell.

You. Hey, you.

I know you're in there,

Father Matias Lozcano.

- Is that one of your kids?

- Remember coming on our faces?

Is that one of your kids, degenerate?

Go talk to him!

You'd make me pray and then you'd say-

That's not oral sex, f***ing orphan.

This is oral sex!

And you'd stick your penis in my mouth.

It was a big penis, like this.

And since I was a child, sometimes

the corners of my mouth would hurt.

As a child, my mouth couldn't open

wide enough for a priest's penis...

but he'd do it to me anyway.

And sometimes, the semen

would make me vomit.

The semen would make me vomit.

Later, the priest would give me

breath mints.

Excuse me, mister!

That way, the semen

wouldn't feel so dirty.

- Why don't you come in?

- So strange, so salty.

- The priests thought highly of themselves.

- Please, sir.

- Please! Come in.

- He'd say, Look.

Everything you see around you...

is the work of God...

And I would tell the priest-

Enough, Father Matias.

Go outside.

Go give that guy a bad scare...

before the whole town hears

the ruckus he's making.

- I don't know him.

- Yes, you do!

Go to the window!

Look at him!

Don't you recognize him?

He recognizes you!

You take care of this!

Father Matias, listen to me!

Scare him, you hear?

And he eats the foreskin.

You're a degenerate!

Go outside!

- I don't know him.

- Go outside! Don't play dumb!

They'd take us to the bathroom

and we would suck their penises.

We'd make love again.

We'd come back from Burger King,

with a Happy Meal.

We'd come back from buying beer,

and they'd make love to us again.

You will be my child

while you eat the head of the glans...

and you move back fast...

and you eat and swallow

that vital seminal fluid...

that eventually will enter

into your body, my son.

Because you have been

with the messenger of God."

The Lord has touched me.

The Lord has touched me,

you used to tell me.

Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed an thou among women, and blessed

is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us

sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen.

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Guillermo Calderón

Guillermo Calderón is a Chilean playwright, director, and screenwriter. His plays have been produced at The Public Theater, Royal Court Theatre, and around the world. more…

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