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“Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.”
In "Primal Fear," defense attorney Martin Vail, driven by ambition rather than moral conviction, takes on the high-profile case of a young altar boy accused of murdering the archbishop of Chicago. As Vail navigates the complex legal landscape, he faces off against his ex-pupil and former lover, a confrontation that deepens as the case unravels the Church's hidden transgressions. The straightforward case morphs into a perilous legal battle, where Vail's pursuit of truth clashes with the corrupt shadows of institutional power.
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