Last Rites (1988) on Netflix
Angela, mistress of the mobster Gino, escapes after Gino's wife Zena shoots him. She turns to Father Michael, a priest whose father is a don, for protection.
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Angela is the mistress of Gino, a New York mobster married to Zena, the daughter of a crime family's head. Zena and her men find the pair together, and Zena shoots Gino. Angela escapes and hides. Hitmen pursue her, but she refuses the police and comes to Father Michael for confession and protection. He meets her, gunmen find them, and Michael is wounded; one of the hitmen recognizes him. Angela takes shelter in his church and says Zena fired the shots. Michael's father is a don who expects prison after a racketeering trial, and Zena, who wants to run the family business, is Michael's sister. Hiding Angela, Michael is torn between his vows and his family.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Last Rites (1988)
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- Last Rites was the first and only theatrical film directed by Donald P. Bellisario, a television producer and writer best known for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap.
