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The Forgiven

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
Takes place over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of both the local Muslims, and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
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A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.

  • Director
    • John Michael McDonagh
  • Writers
    • John Michael McDonagh
    • Lawrence Osborne
  • Stars
    • Abbey Lee
    • Jessica Chastain
    • Ralph Fiennes
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,603
    883
    • Director
      • John Michael McDonagh
    • Writers
      • John Michael McDonagh
      • Lawrence Osborne
    • Stars
      • Abbey Lee
      • Jessica Chastain
      • Ralph Fiennes
    • 88User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
    Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
    Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
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    Ismael Kanater, Jessica Chastain, and Mourad Zaoui at an event for The Forgiven (2021)
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    Jessica Chastain and Mourad Zaoui at an event for The Forgiven (2021)
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    Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)

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    Abbey Lee
    Abbey Lee
    • Cody
    Jessica Chastain
    Jessica Chastain
    • Jo Henninger
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • David Henninger
    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • Richard Galloway
    Christopher Abbott
    Christopher Abbott
    • Tom Day
    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Dally Margolis
    Marie-Josée Croze
    Marie-Josée Croze
    • Isabelle
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Lord Swanthorne
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    • Anouar
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    • Maisy Joyce
    Ismael Kanater
    Ismael Kanater
    • Abdellah Taheri
    Anas El Baz
    Anas El Baz
    • Nawfal
    Mourad Zaoui
    Mourad Zaoui
    • Hamid
    David McSavage
    David McSavage
    • William Joyce
    Ben Affan
    Ben Affan
    • Captain Benihadd
    Imane El Mechrafi
    Imane El Mechrafi
    • Leila Tarki
    Briana Belle
    Briana Belle
    • Maribel
    Omar Ghazaoui
    Omar Ghazaoui
    • Driss
    • Director
      • John Michael McDonagh
    • Writers
      • John Michael McDonagh
      • Lawrence Osborne
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Ismael Kanater, who plays Driss' father, was a prominent Moroccan theater actor and director now living in America whom one of his fellow cast members described as the Al Pacino of Morocco.
    • Goofs
      Jo asks Tom, who is dressed as Dionysus, "Shouldn't you be wearing a toga?". Dionysus is a Greek god. Greeks wore a peplos or chiton. Romans wore togas.
    • Quotes

      David Henninger: The world is a dreadful place, my father used to say. And the best you can do is make fun of it.

    • Crazy credits
      After the production company credit, the opening credit start to reverse end credit until the director credit, as the end, there're no more credit, just a sentence- "The end".
    • Connections
      Features The Walking Dead: Too Far Gone (2013)

    User reviews88

    Review
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    7/10
    A well-crafted, yet bloated with pretentious melodramatics film.
    The sets and landscapes are breathtaking. The cinematography outstanding. The performances are all stellar. And even though the pacing is slow enough to make the 117 min runtime feel much longer, writer and director John Michael McDonagh still manages to capture every special close-up shot and proverbial comment well enough to drive the hidden messages right through your heart.

    However, as pretty and shiny as this film is, all the bloated intrigue and drama fails to deliver the true depth of the film. There's just too much filler and not enough substance. This film needed the mysteries and messaging to be harder, and the shallow pretentious eye-candy to be softer. Even the predicable ending could've been more exciting.

    Nevertheless, a beautifully shot film with excellent performances that still manages to deliver a thought provoking message when morality is crossed with spoiled and entitled privilege, and the consequences that follow. It's a great one-time watch and a well deserved 7/10 from me.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2022 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Прощенний
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • House of Un-American Activities
      • Brookstreet Pictures
      • Head Gear Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $340,222
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $135,476
      • Jul 3, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,371,556
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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