Eight minutes of holy hell—this monk's redemption comes with a match.
There is a religious congregation founded by Saint Igneous, a saint and martyr who is believed to have been burned alive for spreading the faith. Several centuries later, a young monk prepares to be part of the order and thus, redeem his sins of the past. In the ritual ceremony he realizes that the sacrifice will be greater than he expected. Between prayers and agony, the young monk without waiting obtains what he wanted: redemption by emulating Saint Igneous.
Practical Effects
Fire effects that'll make you sweat through the screen.
Direction
Vinageras packs a feature's worth of dread into eight minutes.
Director
Pía Vinageras
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's irony: 'Monastery' evokes peace, yet the film weaponizes religious architecture as a trap.
Saint Igneous's name derives from ignis (Latin for fire), making his martyrdom and the protagonist's fate linguistically predetermined.
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