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Calvary

After a good priest receives a mysterious death threat, he continues caring for the cynical members of his congregation, all while struggling with his faith and upcoming confrontation with his would-be killer.

Cast:

Brendan Gleeson
Kelly Reilly
Aidan Gillen
Chris O’Dowd
Dylan Moran
Isaach de Bankole
M. Emmet Walsh
Marie-Josee Croze
Killian Scott
Gary Lydon
David Wilmot
Owen Sharpe
Pat Shortt
Orla O’Rourke

Director:
John Michael McDonagh

Producer:
Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, James Flynn

Written by:
John Michael McDonagh

Distributor:
Entertainment One

Budget:
$8 million

Box Office:
$12.1 million

Awards:

Berlin International Film Festival – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – 2014 (Won)
British Independent Film Awards – Best Actor – Brendan Gleeson – 2014 (Won)
British Independent Film Awards – Best British Independent Film – 2014 (Nominated)
British Independent Film Awards – Best Director – John Michael McDonagh – 2014 (Nominated)
British Independent Film Awards – Best Original Screenplay – John Michael McDonagh – 2014 (Nominated)
European Film Awards – European Actor – Brendan Gleeson – 2014 (Nominated)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Film – 2014 (Won)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Lead Actor-Film – Brendan Gleeson – 2014 (Won)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Screenplay-Film – John Michael McDonagh – 2014 (Won)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Director-Film – John Michael McDonagh – 2014 (Nominated)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Supporting Actress-Film – Orla O’Rourke – 2014 (Nominated)
Irish Film and Television Awards – Best Original Score – Patrick Cassidy – 2014 (Nominated)



Metacritic Score:
77%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
89%