The Secret Scripture

2017·Movie·1h 48m12A

Drama, Romance

7.2 / 10 (335 votes)

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.

Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Original language: English
Released: 23 March 2017

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Cast

Rooney Mara
Young Roseanne McNulty
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
Charlie Kelly
Beau
Nika McGuigan
Chrissie
Antony Acheampong
G.I Grove
Omar Sharif Jr.
Daniel O'Brien