The Secret Scripture
“Love is not a sin.”
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.
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Cast
40 people
Rooney Mara
Young Roseanne McNulty
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lion
Theo James
Father Gaunt
Known for
Divergent
Castlevania
Vanessa Redgrave
Old Roseanne McNulty
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Eric Bana
Dr. William Grene
Known for
Hulk
Troy
Jack Reynor
Michael Eneas
Known for
Midsommar
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Aidan Turner
Jack McNulty
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
And Then There Were None
Susan Lynch
Nurse
Known for
Ready Player One
From Hell
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
McCabe
Known for
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
What If...?
Charlie Kelly
Beau
Known for
Bodkin
Rebellion
Nika McGuigan
Chrissie
Known for
Philomena
Traders
Antony Acheampong
G.I Grove
Known for
The Legend of Tarzan
Omar Sharif Jr.
Daniel O'Brien
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Corporate Retreat
11th Hour
Jim Sheridan Director · Johnny Ferguson Screenplay Sebastian Barry Author
Worldwide gross $153K · United States release October 13, 2017 · Produced in Ireland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$152,761
Production
Ferndale Films
Production
Apollo Media
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Hell's Kitchen
Production
SIF 309 Film Music
Production
Voltage Pictures
Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 13, 2017
Theatrical
Australia
December 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 17, 2018 · Theatrical
May 25, 2018 · Physical · DVD
China
June 15, 2017 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Finland
April 23, 2018 · Physical · DVD
France
April 4, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Germany
May 23, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Greece
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical
May 8, 2021 · TV · Rai Movie
Japan
February 3, 2018 · Theatrical
New Zealand
December 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
March 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 4, 2017 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
April 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
May 19, 2020 · TV
Ukraine
April 13, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 7, 2016 · Premiere · London Film Festival
May 19, 2017 · Theatrical
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