
In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.
The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.
- 6.3
- 1995
- Released
- 1h 38m

Linus Roache
Father Greg Pilkington
Tom Wilkinson
Father Matthew Thomas
Robert Carlyle
Graham
Cathy Tyson
Maria Kerrigan
Lesley Sharp
Mrs. Unsworth
Robert Pugh
Mr. Unsworth
Christine Tremarco
Lisa Unsworth
James Ellis
Father Ellerton
Anthony Booth
Tommy
Paul Barber
Charlie
Rio Fanning
Bishop
Bill Dean
Altar Boy
Gilly Coman
Ellie Molloy
Fred Pearson
Patrick
Jimmy Gallagher
Mick Molloy
Matyelok Gibbs
Housekeeper
John Bennett
Father Redstone
Mandy Walsh
Guest at Wake
Mike Hayden
Guest at Wake
Ann Haydn-Edwards
Guest at Wake
Stephanie Roscoe
Guest at Wake
Valerie Lilley
Sister Kevin
Kevin Knapman
Boy at Beach
Jimmy Coleman
Funeral Director (as Jim R. Coleman)
Kim Johnson
Mrs Gobshite
Keith Cole
Mr Gobshite
Giuseppe Murphy
Man in Lift
Adrian Luty
Jehovah's Witness
Bobby Martino
Bobby
Victoria Arnol
Girl in Confessional
Gareth Potsig
Boy Car Thief
Ray Williams
Boy with Stutter
Michael Ananins
Charge Sergeant
Marsha Thomason
Nurse
Rupert Pearson
Man on Skateboard
Euan Blair
Tommy's Child
Charley Wilde
Tommy's Child
Mauricio Venegas
Chilean band leader










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Reviews

“Fr. Greg” (Linus Roache) arrives at his new parish determined to look after the spiritual well-being of his flock in a more traditional sense than his fellow priest “Fr. Matthew” (Tom Wilkinson) who adopts a more user-friendly and free-thinking approach (especially with their housekeeper “Maria” (Cathy Tyson). Initially, there is a well-ordered conflict between the two men, but gradually an eleme

**A complex film, with a script that covers many issues at the same time.** Before I start writing my review, I think I should leave a note of personal context: I am a Catholic, a regular practitioner, and I live in a country where almost all the population also declares themselves Catholic, although with fluctuating regularity in the mass, a youth increasingly strange to faith and spirituality
Good Movie, good acting, has not dated as much as you would expect.











