Memories of a Penitent Heart (2016)

04/15/2016 (PR) • 1h 14m

Documentary

Overview

Twenty five years after Miguel died from AIDS, his niece, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo, embarks on an excavation into a quagmire of unresolved family drama. Like many gay men in the 1980s, Miguel moved from Puerto Rico to New York City; he found a career in theater and a rewarding relationship. Yet, on his deathbed he grappled to reconcile his homosexuality with his Catholic upbringing. Now, decades after his death, Cecilia locates Miguel’s lover Robert, who has been shunned and demonized by the family, in order to understand the whole story.

Top Billed Cast


Recommendations

Death Becomes Her

68%

Parasite

85%

Avengers: Infinity War

82%

1917

80%

Joker

81%

Whiplash

84%

Fight Club

84%

Inception

84%

Civil War

69%

Gone Girl

79%

Rear Window

83%

Upgrade

75%

The Empire Strikes Back

84%

Fantastic Mr. Fox

78%

Grease

74%

The Silence of the Lambs

83%

The Green Mile

85%

The Shawshank Redemption

87%

Oppenheimer

81%

La La Land

79%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

woman director

© All Rights Reserved 2025