CALVARY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Kelly Reilly (Flight), Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones), Isaach de Bankolé (Casino Royale), David Wilmot (King Arthur), Elaine Cassidy (The Others), Domhnall Gleeson (About Time), Pat Shortt (Father Ted), Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Alexander), Dylan Morran (Shaun of the Dead), Marie-Josée Croze (Munich)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Michael McDonaugh (The Guard), director, writer; Chris Clark (Closed Circuit), Flora Fernandez-Marengo (Patagonia) and James Flynn (Leap Year), producers; Patrick Cassidy (Kill The Irishman), composer; Larry Smith (Only God Forgives), cinematographer; Chris Gill (28 Days Later…), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During a confessional in a church, kindly Irish priest Father James (Gleeson) is told by an unknown parishioner that he will be murdered for crimes committed by the Catholic Church. Unsure of whether the threat is real or not, Father James sets out to right the wrongs in his small parish community, including reconnecting with his daughter (Reilly) before his potential murder…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After finding cult success with Irish black comedy The Guard, writer-director John Michael McDonaugh returns with a film that’s darker in tone but surprisingly bigger in heart.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH APRIL 2014

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