An exiled boxer-exorcist fights to escape his past as chilling, darkly comic events unfold in a remote Spanish village.
Suspenseful and pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Real scares and several jump scares, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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