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The Secret Scripture is an Irish film, directed by Jim Sheridan from a screenplay by Sheridan and Johnny Ferguson, which is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Sebastian Barry. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Rooney Mara, Eric Bana, Theo James, Aidan Turner, and Jack Reynor.
The Secret Scripture is a 2008 novel written by Irish writer Sebastian Barry . Plot summary. The main character is an old woman, Roseanne McNulty, who now resides in the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. Having been a patient for some fifty years or more, Roseanne decides to write an autobiography.
- Sebastian Barry
- 2008
Oct 13, 2017 · Roseanne McNulty must vacate the soon-to-be demolished mental institution in Roscommon, Ireland that she's called home for over 50 years. The hospital's psychiatrist, Dr. William Grene, is called in to assess her condition.
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- Drama, Romance
- Jim Sheridan, Jim Sheridan
- 2017-10-13
Apr 2, 2008 · A Protestant in a country ravaged by civil war, Roseanne is a victim of the power of the Irish Catholic Church in the early 1900s. Father Gaunt is a symbol of the perversion of the influences of the church at that time over the lives and the moral judgments of those in its path.
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- Hardcover
Apr 28, 2009 · A finalist for the 2008 Man Booker Prize and winner of the Costa Award for Best Novel, The Secret Scripture encompasses not only some of the most painful episodes in Irish history, but also delves deeply into the emotions of love, passion, and soul-destroying prejudice.
Sep 19, 2017 · Weaving together past and present day, Rose McNulty (Rooney Mara/Vanessa Redgrave) keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital, unraveling the mystery of her incarceration and the...
- 2 min
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- Vertical