Fictions
Padre
PADRE is a brand-new Unis TV original series, co-produced by Les Productions ToRoS and Les Productions Rivard, and directed by Jim Donovan and Danielle Sturk. The drama series stars Maxime Denommée, Martyne Musau, Vitali Makarov, Micheline Marchildon, Schelby Jean-Baptiste and Amélie Trottier, among others. The series tells the story of a Montreal priest with an enigmatic past who is sent to an idle Manitoba church to clear out squatters. Instead, his unorthodox methods bring the faithful back into the fold.
Year
2022
Type
Fiction
Diffuser
Unis TV
Production
Les Productions ToRoS and Les Productions Rivard
Original idea
Alberto Simone
Main author
Pierre-Marc Drouin
Authors
Luc Thériault, Pierre-Marc Drouin
Realization
Jim Donovan, Danielle Sturk
Producers
Marc S. Grenier, Micheline Arbez
Executive producers
Marie-Pier Gaudreault, Julie Snyder, Louis Paquin
David (Maxime Denommée), aka the Padre, is found begging in the streets of Montreal. Relocated to a church in Manitoba, he receives confessions from penitents, focusing more on their humanity than on the punishment they should receive. Should we forgive everything? Can a thief be robbed? Can a pedophile redeem himself? And should violence be a just punishment? But there seems to be no forgiveness for those who fail to face reality. Dealing with spirituality, not religion, Padre is first and foremost a mysterious human drama that relies on redemption while pursuing the path of empathy.
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