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Initial release
  
2016 (USA)

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Produced by
  
Noel Pearson

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Written by
  
Jim SheridanJohnny Ferguson

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Vanessa RedgraveRooney MaraEric BanaTheo JamesAidan TurnerJack Reynor

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Jim Sheridan, Johnny Ferguson

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The Secret Scripture is an Irish film, directed by Jim Sheridan, from a screenplay by Sheridan and Johnny Ferguson, which is based on the 2008 novel of the same name The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Rooney Mara, Eric Bana, Theo James, Aidan Turner, and Jack Reynor.

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The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 19, 2017, by Vertigo Releasing.

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Plot

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A woman keeps a diary of her stay at a mental hospital and the events leading to her hospitalization.

Cast

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  • Vanessa Redgrave as Old Roseanne McNulty
  • Rooney Mara as Young Roseanna McNulty
  • Eric Bana as Dr. William Grene
  • Theo James as Father Gaunt
  • Aidan Turner as Jack McNulty
  • Jack Reynor as Michael Eneas
  • Susan Lynch as Nurse
  • Production

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    In January 2014, it was revealed that Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave had been cast in the film, with Noel Pearson producing the film, and Thaddeus O'Sullivan directing the film from a screenplay by Johnny Ferguson. In March 2014, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Jeremy Irons, were cast in the film. In July 2014, it was revealed that Rooney Mara had been cast in the film, replacing Chastain with Jim Sheridan replacing O'Sullivan as director. In August 2014, it was revealed that Theo James, Eric Bana, Jack Reynor were in talks to co-star in the film.

    Filming

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    Filming was originally slated to begin in May and September 2014. Principal photography began on January 13, 2015, and concluded on March 6. During production of the film, Rooney Mara, Theo James, Eric Bana, Susan Lynch, Antony Acheampong and Vanessa Redgrave, were spotted filming.

    Post-production

    In August 2015, it was revealed that Brian Byrne had composed the score for the film.

    Release

    In February 2014, Voltage Pictures began selling distribution rights to the film at the Berlin Film Festival. In November 2014, Relativity Media acquired U.S distribution rights to the film. In January 2016, the first image of Rooney Mara and Jack Reynor was released. In May 2016, Sheridan announced the film had been removed from Relativity Media, and it would be sold to a different distributor. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 24, 2017. It was later pushed back to May 19, 2017.

    Critical response

    On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Early reviews of the film have been negative. It currently has an approval rating of 20%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 2.8/10. On Metacritic the film has a score of 42 out of 100 score, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

    References

    The Secret Scripture (film) Wikipedia