''Repentance'' is a 2013
psychological horror film written and directed by Philippe Caland, co-written by Shintaro Shimosawa and Yusuf Hassan and starring
Forest Whitaker,
Anthony Mackie,
Mike Epps,
Nicole Ari Parker and
Sanaa Lathan. ''Repentance'' is the first major film production of
CodeBlack Films since CodeBlack's merger with
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in ...
in May 2012. The film had its limited release in
US theaters on February 28, 2014.
Plot summary
Years after a drunken car crash that almost took his life, Tommy Carter (
Mackie) has reinvented himself as a therapist/spiritual advisor who advocates a synthesis of world religions and positivity. He has parlayed this vocation into a successful book release that one day draws the attention of Angel Sanchez (
Whitaker
Whitaker (also Whittaker) is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning the white acre, also spelled "Whittaker" and " Whitacre." Notable people with the surname include:
People with the name
* The Whitaker iron family - a family important ...
), a profoundly troubled man fixated on the "untimely" death of his mother. When Carter takes on Sanchez as a personal client in an effort to raise funds for his indebted brother Ben (
Epps), things quickly take a turn for the worse. Angel needs much more than a simple life coach. Plagued by visions of his dead mother, a seance is held by Carter in order for Angel to say goodbye to his mother at which point he suffers a mild breakdown. Subsequently, Carter informs Angel he can no longer treat him. Angel then incapacitates and captures Carter torturing him over the course of days- to confess his sins so to speak. After capturing Carter's wife and brother it is revealed it was the brothers who accidentally ran over Angel's mother the night of their accident. Ben (Epps) then threw her, still living and crying out for help over a bridge to her death. Upon this revelation Angel untapes Carter, leaving him his gun and walks out. As he walks away from his home with his daughter he sees his smiling mother looking down on him and a gunshot rings out, as Carter narrates that both brothers souls are tainted from what happened with them and Angel's mother that night.
Cast
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Forest Whitaker as Angel Sanchez
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Anthony Mackie as Tommy Carter
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Mike Epps as Ben Carter
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Nicole Ari Parker as Sophie Sanchez
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Sanaa Lathan as Maggie Carter
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Peter Weller
Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian.
He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...
as Meyer
* Adella Gautier as Marina Sanchez, Angels mother
Release
''Repentance'' opened on February 28, 2014, in limited release. The film's opening weekend gross was $501,290 in 152 North American theaters (a per theater average of $3,298). The film remained in theaters in limited release for 4 weeks, earning $1,189,612 in its entire run.
''Repentance'' was available on Digital HD and
Video on Demand on June 10, 2014, and was released on
Blu-ray and
DVD on June 24, 2014.
Reception
''Repentance'' was poorly received by critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.
References
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2013 films
Lionsgate films
2013 psychological thriller films
Films set in Louisiana
African-American films
American psychological thriller films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films