The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

108 mins | Drama, Romance | March 23, 2017

The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.

The Secret Scripture

108 mins | Drama, Romance | March 23, 2017

The Secret Scripture
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Ferndale Films, Screen Ireland, Hell's Kitchen Films, Apollo Media, SIF 309 Film Music
Original title The Secret Scripture
Directors Áine Máire Ní Tháibhís, Jim Sheridan
Writers Sebastian Barry, Johnny Ferguson, Jim Sheridan

Cast

Rooney Mara

as Young Roseanne McNulty

Theo James

as Father Gaunt

Vanessa Redgrave

as Old Roseanne McNulty

Eric Bana

as Dr. William Grene

Jack Reynor

as Michael Eneas

Aidan Turner

as Jack McNulty

Susan Lynch

as Nurse

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

as McCabe

Charlie Kelly

as Beau

Nika McGuigan

as Chrissie

Antony Acheampong

as G.I Grove

Omar Sharif Jr.

as Daniel O'Brien

Pauline McLynn

as Anne McCartney

Brian Fortune

as Psychiatric Analyst

Elva Trill

as Pregnant Woman

Laurence O'Fuarain

as Detective

John Connors

as Joe Brady

Lesa Thurman

as Nurse O'Donnell

Enda Oates

as Driver

Sheila Moylette

as Angela

Shimmy Marcus

as Doctor

Ian Meehan

as Detective

Tony Doyle

as Dessie

Ryan McAllister

as Paddy

Geraldine McAlinden

as Sister Mary

Michelle Ward

as Pregnant Girl #4

Mark Quigley

as Doctor

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage)

Rhea Townsend

as Georgia

Colin Maher

as Hospital Security Guard

Grant O'Hara

as Eamonn

Hannah Faith

as Susan

Noreen Gorman

as Nurse with Whistle

Scott Murray

as Checkpoint Soldier

Faolan Barry

as Traveller boy

Ria Murphy

as Tobacco Woman

Nigel Davey

as Hangman

Christiane Reicke

as Mental Patient