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The Secret Scripture

2017 • 1h 48m •
Drama Romance
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.2/10
333 reviews
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The Secret Scripture

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.

"Love is not a sin."

Top Billed Cast

Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara
Young Roseanne McNulty
Theo James
Theo James
Father Gaunt
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Old Roseanne McNulty
Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Dr. William Grene
Jack Reynor
Jack Reynor
Michael Eneas
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner
Jack McNulty
Susan Lynch
Susan Lynch
Nurse
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
McCabe

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R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2018-02-04

**The never-ending struggle for women in the male dominated world!**

This is a surprise film. Almost my favourite. Because I don't know when the last time I wetted my eyes. I'm not ashamed to say that I love sentimental films. This was not like a thorough tearjerker, but it gets there at some point. It was like I have been waiting for such film a very long time, so that I ended up liking it more than I was anticipating.

An Irish-English language film with a wonderful cast. Because of those actors I have watched it, despite it was not promoted big like the Hollywood films. It's not in the...