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According to Mathew (2018)

According to Mathew poster
Original title
According to Matthew
Directed by
Chandran Rutnam
Genre
crime film
Country
Australia, United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows an Anglican priest in Sri Lanka who becomes involved in a double murder. It shows the events leading up to his conviction for the killings of his wife and another man.

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What happens

According to Matthew is a Sri Lankan English-language crime thriller film produced and directed by Chandran Rutnam. It is based on the crimes of Father Mathew Pieris, Anglican priest of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Kynsey Road, Colombo 10, who was convicted of the double murders of his wife (Eunice Pieris) and Russel Ingram, the husband of his lover Dalrene Ingram, in 1979. The film stars Alston Koch and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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