We caught this film a little while back (at 2016’s BFI London Film Festival), and like quite a bit of what Jim Sheridan was trying to do. The Secret Scripture focuses on the literary work of Sebastian Barry and his 2008 novel of the same name, and today, the full trailer for the movie was finally released.
We begin the film alongside Eric Bana‘s psychiatrist Dr, Stephen Grene who is summoned to a rural part of Sligo, Ireland to assess the mental state of seventy-something in-patient Roseanne McNulty (Vanessa Redgrave). Lady Rose, as she is referred to, has resided at the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital for nearly five decades and, now that the property is set to be turned into a luxury hotel and spa, she must be relocated to a new facility, or, if the doctor deems her fit, be released. Aided by one of the nurses (referred to only as ‘Nurse’ – though played brilliantly by Susan Lynch), Grene stumbles across Rose’s bible, a book which contains the secret scripture of the title which may unlock secrets of her past.
The Secret Scripture will debut in U.S. cinemas on 13th October. You can read our full review of the film here, and watch the full trailer below.
