Calvary (2014)

Directed by

John Michael McDonagh

Genre

tragedy, drama film, comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, Ireland

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,069 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A priest in a small Irish town receives a death threat during confession. He spends his remaining days trying to connect with the hostile locals.

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What happens

Calvary is a 2014 drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. It stars Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Domhnall Gleeson, M. Emmet Walsh and Isaach de Bankolé. The film began production in September 2012 and was released in April 2014 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, in July in Australia and in August 2014 in the United States. The film was screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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