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Calvary
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Calvary (2014)

Drama
Rated R
100 min.
Release Date
August 1, 2014 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
December 9, 2014 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
John Michael McDonagh
Writer
John Michael McDonagh
Cast
Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach De Bankolé, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josée Croze, Domhnall Gleeson, David Wilmot, Pat Shortt, Gary Lydon, Killian Scott, Orla O'Rourke, Owen Sharpe, David McSavage
Running Time
100 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual references, language, brief strong violence and some drug use

CALVARY’s Father James (BRENDAN GLEESON) is a good priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances brought about by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter (KELLY REILLY) and reach out to help members of his church with their various scurrilous moral - and often comic - problems, he feels sinister and troubling forces closing in, and begins to wonder if he will have the courage... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

What would you do if a man told you he was going to kill you in just a few days’ time… for something you had nothing to do with? Such is the dilemma facing a small-town priest in Calvary, a surprisingly effective drama starring Brendan Gleeson. Full movie review »
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