The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

7.2IMDb Score
Released:2017-03-23
Duration:108 min
Country:Ireland
Director:Jim Sheridan
Actors:Rooney Mara, Theo James, Vanessa Redgrave, Eric Bana, Jack Reynor
Production:Ferndale Films, Apollo Media, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Hell's Kitchen, SIF 309 Film Music, Voltage Pictures

Overview:

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.

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