The Rite

The Rite

1969 · 72 min · SV · 6.9 (97 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erik Hell, Ingmar Bergman
TV MovieDrama

Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.

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A suffocating, intellectual duel unfolds in a confined space. It’s a tense, theatrical examination of guilt and performance, where psychological gamesmanship slowly unravels fragile relationships under a probing gaze.

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