Priest (1995)

R03/24/1995Drama, Romance1h 39m
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In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.

Overview

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.

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    Linus Roache

    Father Greg Pilkington

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    Tom Wilkinson

    Father Matthew Thomas

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    Robert Carlyle

    Graham

  4. Cast 1

    Cathy Tyson

    Maria Kerrigan

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    Lesley Sharp

    Mrs. Unsworth

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    Robert Pugh

    Mr. Unsworth

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    Christine Tremarco

    Lisa Unsworth

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    James Ellis

    Father Ellerton

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    Anthony Booth

    Tommy

**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 (or permeable to different ways of living it) and a growing number of foreign immigrants with other beliefs. Therefore, I see this film with the eyes of someone who belongs to the Church and who know...