Synopsis

Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo sensed a disquieting darkness within her family history. *Memories of a Penitent Heart* unearths a long-buried conflict surrounding the death of her uncle Miguel, a period when AIDS carried the stigma of sin. In her search for Miguel's partner years later, the film – a love story and a tribute intertwined – becomes a stark reminder of faith’s potential for both solace and manipulation during times of crisis.