A priest movie that actually asks the hard questions — and doesn't flinch at the answers.
Alberto, a young law student struggles to realize his ultimate dream: to follow the call of his priestly vocation.
Acting
Álvarez de Araya's crushing restraint — every unspoken word lands.
Direction
Larraín frames spiritual crisis like domestic horror, no jumps needed.
Director
Ricardo Larraín
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references a Chilean idiom about knowing the cost of everything — a pointed critique of Pinochet-era materialism suffocating spiritual life.
Larraín shot this between his international breakthroughs; it's his most personal work, barely released even in Chile. Most of the cast worked for scale.
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