The Penitent

The Penitent Italian film (why the title in English?) about the drama of a psychiatrist whose patient committed a massacre and who refuses to testify in the name of professional secrecy.

As if that were not enough, the press distorts his statements (they make him call homosexuality an aberration while he spoke of "adaptation" whatever that means) and his wife is the opposite of supportive. The subject looks interesting unfortunately the director seems to believe the spectators are incapable of understanding a concept if it is not repeated several times. Ironically the spectator is not told all relevant details and one is supposed to side with the protagonist and the director ( Luca Babareschi not exactly an Lgbt friendly person) with their veiled complaints on political correctness. All however hinges on the refusal of the protagonist to hand over the therapy diaries . The movie drags on and on till the unexpected ending reveal.