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The Secret Scripture
“Love is not a sin.”
7.2 / 10• 2017• 1h 48m•PG-13• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
Cast & Crew
Rooney Mara
Young Roseanne McNulty
Lead
Theo James
Father Gaunt
Vanessa Redgrave
Old Roseanne McNulty
Eric Bana
Dr. William Grene
Jack Reynor
Michael Eneas
Aidan Turner
Jack McNulty
Susan Lynch
Nurse
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
McCabe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Sheridan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Secret Scripture is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
