BAFTA-nominated filmmaker John Michael McDonagh (Calvary) adapts Lawrence Osborne's novel about a random accident that affects the lives of the local...
BAFTA-nominated filmmaker John Michael McDonagh (Calvary) adapts Lawrence Osborne's novel about a random accident that affects the lives of the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa. Stars Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and Caleb Landry Jones.
David (Fiennes) and Jo Henniger (Chastain), a couple in search of an escape from their less-than-happy lives in London, accept the invitation of their old friends Richard (Smith) and Dally (Jones) to attend a bacchanal at their luxurious home deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a drunken David navigates the dark desert roads, a young man springs from the roadside, the car swerves and hits him.
Meanwhile, festivities at the house are in full flow. Under the watchful eyes of their Moroccan staff, the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their glittering, insatiable guests as the party rages on. The stage is set for a weekend in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences.
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68 %130 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
57 %21 reviewsAudience score rating
"It’s a strange watch – unsure of itself at times, hugely, bullishly confident at others – but one that’s never less than curiously compelling..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Amid the film’s hedonistic party sequences and jittery coked-out banter... a far meaner moral streak cuts through McDonagh’s lengthy, sprawling movie."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Whatever satire of white elite society is intended by The Forgiven has been blunted by monotony."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"It moves at a steady clip and is loaded with biting humour and sharp observations..."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"The film adopts a pathology similar to Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman, but is decidedly less effective at surveying social strata."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Undeniably wicked yet deliciously prickly in its portrayal of adult affairs..."
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Variety
Variety"Scripted, directed and acted with intelligence and panache, it’s a very grown-up film but never a bore..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Tthe storytelling ends up a little too murky to be the grand commentary on privilege and exploitation McDonagh intends."
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Screen Daily
Screen DailyThe Forgiven (2022) | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language
- Runtime
- 117
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
