The forgiven

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UK-Ireland box office preview: 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing ... (Screen International)

Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith star, with John Michael McDonagh directing. Univeresal is also re-releasing Steven Spielberg 's E.T., at 533 ...

It is directed by Adirley Queirós and Joana Pimenta and sees non-professional actors play versions of themselves, focusing on an all-female gang in the Sol Nascente favela. [The Forgiven ](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-forgiven-toronto-review/5163223.article)is out in 425 locations. Alex Pritz directs this exploration of the plight of indigenous farmers in the Brazilian rainforest. The Isabel Coixet-directed title stars Timothy Spall and Sarita Choudhury, and is produced by Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar and Esther García. Dublin-based Wildcard Distribution has the debut feature of Irish dance superstar Michael Flatley in 106 sites. Signature Entertainment is putting Fall into 438 sites – a record wide release for a non-animation title for the company.

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York film preview: Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Forgiven ... (YorkMix)

It's no surprise, then, to find George Miller – the man behind the disparate likes of Mad Max, Babe and Happy Feet – following up the all-conquering Fury Road ...

And finally, your regular budget offerings this week are The Lego Movie at City Screen (Sat 3rd, £3.00), Shrek the Third at Cineworld (Fri 2nd – Mon 5th, £2.50), and two final outings for The Pirates! As mentioned above, this week sees a triumvirate of re-releases hitting the big screen, none bigger than Steven Spielberg’s timeless classic E.T. Also marking the big 4-0 is a film considered by many to be the best of the Enterprise’s cinematic outings, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – you can catch it at Cineworld (Sat 3rd/Sun 4th/Tues 6th/Thurs 8th), City Screen (Sun 4th/Weds 7th), Everyman (Sun 4th/Tues 6th) and Vue (Fri 2nd/Sat 3rd/Sun 4th/Tues 6th). With re-releases of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek II and E.T. It’s easy!”) and they find themselves stranded with no way of getting back down. at Vue (Fri 2nd, Sun 4th, £2.49, or £1.25 per exclamation mark.

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'Isn't it our duty to show horrible people?' Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes ... (The Guardian)

Director John Michael McDonagh, author Lawrence Osborne and the stars of the film discuss personal salvation, simplistic critics and why 'you can't build a ...

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Marvel Movies To Blame For The Forgiven's Bad Reviews, Director ... (Screen Rant)

The Forgiven director John Michael McDonagh thinks critics and audiences rejected his film because Marvel movies have "infantilized" them.

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The Forgiven Review - HeyUGuys (HeyUGuys)

Fans of John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary, War on Everyone) should find much to love in the writer/director's fourth feature, The Forgiven (caustic ...

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The Forgiven review - the shelterless sky (The Arts Desk)

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain seek salvation after a desert hit and run.

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The Forgiven review: Ralph Fiennes on form in new drama – Film ... (Film Stories)

Based on Lawrence Osborne's 2012 novel of the same name, The Forgiven is John Michael McDonagh's fifth outing as both writer and director. It's a simple, ...

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