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An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past.An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past.An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past.
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It was as if he had 'grown up' and become some whole other being. There is not one misstep in this film. Every aspect of victimhood, ptsd, self-harm, sexuality, denial, help, healing, recovery, friendship, love, hate, anger, debt, discovery is revealed in a natural, realistic manner. Orlando's work is incredible. The writing is incredible. And ultimately the true horror turns out not to have been where you thought it was at all, but somewhere even worse, even more cruel and complex.
This is an incredibly topical film with all that has come to light over the last couple of decades. Orlando Bloom was incredible in this part. He holds your full attention from start to finish and has no trouble portraying the full scope of emotions his character is dealing with. This film deserves to be seen by a much wider audience than it's limited release will grant it.
A different sort of role for Orlando Bloom, as an ex-con fighting through his reality many years after being molested by a Priest of the church. It doesn't come off as yet another hit piece on the church at least. It is however, a dark and moody movie. It's not bad and also not great. The best part of it is that it had some language and skin. 6/10.
It has more depth to it than expected. Fair warning: it is not an Equalizer-type film. It's a different category altogether.
Underrated gem.
Yes, it's dark subject matter but the message is bright.
PhenomEnal work by the cast! Orlando Bloom delivers a performance that should have been anything but swept under the rug. This one deserves your attention.
Yes, it's dark subject matter but the message is bright.
PhenomEnal work by the cast! Orlando Bloom delivers a performance that should have been anything but swept under the rug. This one deserves your attention.
Did you know
- TriviaThe film originally premiered in 2017 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, but did not receive a U.S. release until 2020 when Saban Films picked it up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The actors Orlando Bloom and Janet Montgomery were really surprised when the film finally got picked up, as many years had passed and they thought it'd never see the light of day.
- Goofs12th minute: dartboards in a UK pub are hung too low.
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- Gross worldwide
- $2,741
- Runtime
- 1h 31m(91 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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