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The Forgiven

R

Released Jul 1, 2022

1 hr. 57 min.

Drama

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68%

129 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

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Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend's lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners David and Jo Henninger (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy. Arriving late at the grand villa with the debauched party raging, the couple attempts to cover up the incident with the collusion of the local police. But when the boy's father arrives seeking justice, the stage is set for a tension-filled culture clash in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences.

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Critics Consensus

The Forgiven often strays from an incisive critique of reckless privilege into a shallow display of bad behavior, although Ralph Fiennes' rakish performance packs plenty of sardonic bite.

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Tony B

mildly intriguing lurid, mostly dull

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/12/22

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Sue

Great actors, beautiful scenery, story a little unbelievable

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/22

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Chad

This was such an interesting movie that has me thinking about the social context.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/09/22

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Mr. Hollywood

Tried to say a lot but ended up not saying much of anything. Saying that, it was an ok enjoyable film. Not great but hey for a Sunday afternoon to pass the time why not

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/08/22

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Carolyn J

Terrible, didnt get the plot

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/05/22

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Robert Barney

Too slow developing any plot... Most characters seem lost... 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/22

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John Michael McDonagh

Director

Ralph Fiennes

David Henninger

Jessica Chastain

Jo Henninger

Matt Smith

Richard Galloway

Ismael Kanater

Abdellah Taheri

Caleb Landry Jones

Dally Margolis

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Trevor Johnston

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The Forgiven takes the harder road, and actually proves more engrossing and haunting in retrospect than when you’re actually watching it. In an era of instant gratification, that, for all the film’s evident flaws, is still worth chin-stroking respect.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2022

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David Stratton

The Australian

This brutal clash of cultures forms the core of the drama.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 2, 2022

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Jack Smart

AV Club

Comes closer to embodying the tragic futility of two irreconcilable cultures attempting understanding, rather than properly deconstructing it.

Rated: B

Nov 2, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…McDonagh’s unwillingness to characterise the Moroccan characters beyond surly servants and mute witnesses feels very old-fashioned and insensitive…

Rated: 2/5

Nov 13, 2022

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

There are plenty of squirm-worthy moments...of neo-colonial privilege...[b]ut there is...redemption in its later half...contrasting the wild life of privilege of the rich partiers against the struggle to simply live of the people whose land it truly is.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 3, 2022

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John Serba

Decider

Despite giving us a couple salty strands of thematic jerky to gnaw on, The Forgiven is narratively and thematically messy. But Chastain and Fiennes elevate it to watchability.

Nov 2, 2022

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Synopsis

Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend's lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners David and Jo Henninger (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy. Arriving late at the grand villa with the debauched party raging, the couple attempts to cover up the incident with the collusion of the local police. But when the boy's father arrives seeking justice, the stage is set for a tension-filled culture clash in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences.

Director: John Michael McDonagh
Executive Producer: Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Jack Heller, Scott Veltri, Kimberly Fox, Donald Povieng, Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek
Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Kasbah Films, Metrol Technology, House of Un-American Activities, Head Gear Films, Lipsync, Brookstreet Pictures, Assemble Media
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brief Violence|Language Throughout|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $339.9K

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