Film
Film
The Apologist, 2026
Production Details

Original title

Country of Production

Belgium, The Netherlands, France

Year of production

2026

Runtime

82'

Format

HD, DCP

Production

Limerick Films in co-production with Warboys Films, Tangerine Tree and Wrong Men

Original Language

English, Dutch, French, Spanish

Subtitles

English

Festivals / Awards

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2026

Synopsis

THE APOLOGIST is a cinematic and emotional journey that moves between intimate personal reflection, performance and ritual, exploring the transformative power of apologies.  

 

Connecting continents, voices and events that are seemingly unrelated, the film asks how we live with the scars of shared violence. We search for reparation in different ways: through theatre, political process, song, or the careful work of stitching memory so it is not lost. 

 

Blending the personal and the collective, THE APOLOGIST traces the fragile spaces between memory, pain, and reconciliation. Brutal and gentle, the film flows like a river across past and present, asking what it means not only to seek forgiveness, but to receive it.

Official trailer