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The Apostate (2000) · Michael Angel

Name: The Apostate
Director: William Gove
Genre: Crime, Religion, Serial killer
Released: 2000
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Richard Grieco, Efrain Figueroa, Bridget White, Kristin Minter

Original title: Michael Angel

2000 · William Gove · 94 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When a man is murdered under mysterious circumstances, his brother, a Catholic priest (Richard Grieco), decides to start his own investigation with the help of his uncle, a detective, in hopes of tracking down the killer.

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The Apostate (2000) · Michael Angel

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