Plot
Francisco Lara Polop directs this adaptation of a dark tale from 18th-century literature. El Fraile concerns the quandary of a monk (Paul McGann) whose resolve is tested by the charms of the mysterious Matlilda (Sophie Ward).
Themes:
Crisis of Faith,Dangerous Attraction,Crisis of Conscience
Keywords:
escape,forbidden-love,hide-out,monastery,monk,on-the-run