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Writers:
Barry Unsworth (novel)
Mark Mills (screenplay)
Release Date:
26 February 2004 (Hungary) more
Tagline:
The truth shall come to light
Plot:
A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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Push (review)
(From FlickFilosopher. 6 February 2009, 4:14 AM, PST)
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A well told well acted story. more (46 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Bettany | ... | Nicholas |
 | Marián Aguilera | ... | Nicholas' Lover |
| Trevor Steedman | ... | Jealous Husband |
 | Simon McBurney | ... | Stephen |
| Tom Hardy | ... | Straw |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Tobias |
 | Willem Dafoe | ... | Martin |
| Gina McKee | ... | Sarah |
| Stuart Wells | ... | Springer (as George Wells) |
 | Vincent Cassel | ... | Lord De Guise |
 | Elvira Mínguez | ... | Martha |
| Richard Durden | ... | Town Justice |
 | Ewen Bremner | ... | Simon Damian |
| Mark Benton | ... | Sheriff |
| Hamish McColl | ... | Innkeeper |
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Also Known As:
El misterio de Wells (Spain)
Morality Play
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Rated R for some sexuality and violent images.
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Runtime:
112 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Canada:14A
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Writing with the left hand was considered a sin in the Middle Ages, and would never have been taught to a monk. But Simon Damian has learned of his own accord to do it when nobody is looking. more
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Lord De Guise: You want to know why... I did what I did? Because I wanted to... and because... I could. more
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A gem of a film. Artistic without being pretentious, moving without being cliché. Paul Bettany is completely believable as a tormented priest, Willem Dafoe is as always intense and a joy to watch. The movie takes place in the dark ages mostly in a small outpost in the English countryside. A woman is wrongly accused of murder and a traveling troupe of actors, lead by Dafoe, enters the town and becomes involved in clearing her name of the accusation.
I was most impressed with the set they used for the village, it's incredible. The set immerses you in the desperate and dramatic feel of the film properly. The film has an authentic theatrical feel to it. More like it's being acted on stage rather than on location. I recommend this well acted tale.