The Secret Life of Words
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
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Cast
13 people
Sarah Polley
Hanna
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Mr. Nobody
Tim Robbins
Josef
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silo
Javier Cámara
Simon
Known for
Talk to Her
The Young Pope
Danny Cunningham
Scott
Known for
24 Hour Party People
I'm Alan Partridge
Dean Lennox Kelly
Liam
Known for
Shadow and Bone
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Daniel Mays
Martin
Known for
Good Omens
1917
Eddie Marsan
Victor
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Atomic Blonde
Steven Mackintosh
Dr. Sullitzer
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Luther
Julie Christie
Inge
Known for
Finding Neverland
Fahrenheit 451
Emmanuel Idowu
Abdul
Known for
Manderlay
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Dimitri
Known for
Insomnia
Kitchen Stories
Leonor Watling
Wife of Josef's Friend
Known for
Talk to Her
The Oxford Murders
Isabel Coixet Director · Jean-Claude Larrieu Cinematographer Irene Blecua Editor
Worldwide gross $6.4M · Budget $5M · United States release December 15, 2005
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,410,058
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Hotshot Films
Production
El Deseo
Production
Mediapro
Production
TVE
Production
Ireland · Spain
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2005
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 15, 2005
Theatrical
Austria
April 28, 2006 · Digital
France
April 19, 2006 · Theatrical
November 9, 2006 · Physical
Japan
February 10, 2007 · Theatrical
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