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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   383 votes
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Director:

Goran Paskaljevic

Writers:

Christine Gentet (writer)
Goran Paskaljevic (writer)
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Release Date:

4 December 2001 (Hungary) more

Genre:

Drama more

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:

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User Comments:

Forgiving everything but the grudge more (12 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Colm Meaney ... Harry
Adrian Dunbar ... George

Cillian Murphy ... Gus

Kerry Condon ... Eileen
Pat Laffan ... Father O'Connor
Gail Fitzpatrick ... Margaret
Maighread Ni Chonghaile ... Maeve
Catriona Canavan ... Irish Wake singer
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Mick Fitzgerald ... Musician
Jenny Ni Chleirigh ... Girl 2 playing with music box
Natalie Ni Chleirigh ... Girl 1 playing with music box
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Bitter Harvest (USA) (video title)
Come Harry divenne un albero (Italy)
Il sogno di Harry (Italy)
Kako je Hari postao drvo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Serbo-Croatian title)
Mon cher ennemi (France)
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MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

Canada:100 min | Italy:99 min

Country:

Italy | France | UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company:

Cattleya more


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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Forgiving everything but the grudge, 12 February 2002
Author: kmk-3 from Oak Park IL

There is much laughter from the audience for this wonderful film, but the laughs gradually become uneasy and scarce as we realize this charmingly presented tale is not a comedy but a little tragedy, after all. The ineffable Colm Meaney (as Harry Maloney) gives the performance of a lifetime as an ignorant but sly peasant farmer who happens to be Irish, but could be any nationality. The story is from a Chinese source; a multinational cast and crew underscore the point. Think Balkans; think Chechyna; think Quebec; think Alabama -- rural places where people have hated others for so long no one knows why. It's a classic tragic tale: Harry entangles his family and neighbors in his web of anger and revenge for imagined slights because he really can't do anything else. The skies and hills are stunningly beautiful, and every detail of the film is pitch-perfect. Go, be charmed and laugh, but be prepared to stop laughing when the sadness of these lives overwhelms you. A fine movie!

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