Movie

The Secret Scripture

2017 · 108 min

A somber, slow-burning drama that alternates between past and present, heavy with loss and injustice.

Tagline: Love is not a sin.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, guilt, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
guilt
isolation
family
memory
Places: hospital
countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild