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Calvary

Calvary

Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.

20147.11h 41m

Overview

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Produced by Flora Fernández-Marengo, James Flynn, Chris Clark
Box Office0Revenue: $3.6M

Top Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Father James Lavelle

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Jack Brennan

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Fiona Lavelle

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Dr. Frank Harte

Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Michael Fitzgerald

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Simon

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

The Writer

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Teresa

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Freddie Joyce

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Father Leary

Themes & Keywords

priestirelandrecovering alcoholicroman catholic churchconfessionaldeath threat

About Calvary

Calvary is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of priest, ireland, recovering alcoholic, roman catholic church, confessional, death threat. Directed by John Michael McDonagh, it stars Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly. After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

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