Penitentia

Name: Penitentia
Director: Chris Lawing
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2023-10-06
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Glenn Stanton, Kate Flanagan, Michael W. Schwartz, Rob Wilson, Rusty Schwimmer

Directed by Chris Lawing

Drama

Thriller

Crime

20231h 39m6.0

Overview

Alejandro 'Ale' Villacaño is a young associate lawyer who has landed a job at a prestigious law firm. Even though he was top of his class, he is also a former convict and an acquitted felon, which makes him an unlikely pick for this firm. Intent on forgetting his past and forging a new identity, he dedicates himself to being the top associate at the firm. He is reluctant to take on a pro bono case to help an old friend, but ultimately does so at the prodding of his mentor. For Ale, it's filing a few grievances against the local prison and then back to his new life. But for his client, it’s a matter of life and death. No matter how much Ale tries to resist, the pull to do the right thing, to fight the good fight is too strong. Ensnared now in a case rife with corruption, corporate negligence, and abuse of power, Ale must decide what kind of lawyer he is really meant to be.