Project Detail

Calvary

Synopsis

A priest, a good man intent on making the world a better place after being threatened during confession, is forced to confront the dark forces closing in on him.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
100 mins
Director
John Michael McDonagh
Producer
Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, James Flynn
Editor
Chris Gill
Screenwriter
John Michael McDonagh
Director of Photography
Larry Smith
Production Designer
Mark Geraghty
Music
Patrick Cassidy
Principal cast
Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Aiden Gillen, Kelly Reilly, Dylan Moran

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Production Status

Production Company

Octagon Films / Irish Film Board / BFI

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

4th Floor, Waverley House,
7 - 12 Noel Street
London W1F 8GQ

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