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Calvary

Year:

2014

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

John Michael McDonagh

Awards:

9 wins & 18 nominations

Details

Country: Ireland

Release Date: 2014-04-11

Filming Locations: Rush, County Dublin, Ireland

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $74,149 (USA) (3 August 2014)

Gross: $3,541,350 (USA) (28 September 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Aidan Gillen

Calvary

Kelly Reilly

Calvary

Brendan Gleeson

Father James

Chris O'Dowd

Jack Brennan

Dylan Moran

Michael Fitzgerald

Isaach De Bankolé

Simon

M. Emmet Walsh

The Writer

Marie-Josée Croze

Teresa

Domhnall Gleeson

Freddie Joyce

David Wilmot

Father Leary

Pat Shortt

Brendan Lynch

Gary Lydon

Inspector Stanton

Killian Scott

Milo Herlihy

Orla O'Rourke

Veronica Brennan

Owen Sharpe

Leo

David McSavage

Bishop Garret Montgomery

Michael Og Lane

Mícheál (as Mícheál Óg Lane)

Mark O'Halloran

Prison Officer

Declan Conlon

Father

Anabel Sweeney

Girl

Una C.

Night Sister (uncredited)

Doug Matthews

Prisoner (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Brendan Gleeson and John Michael McDonagh came up with the character of Father James at the end of their collaboration on The Guard (2011). It was tailored specifically for Brendan Gleeson, who in turn helped to develop elements of the character.

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The painting that the character of Michael Fitzgerald (Dylan Moran) urinates on is The Ambassadors by Holbein. Aside from the unique skull that can be seen in the bottom center of it, further examination of the painting shall reveal a crucified Jesus on the top left corner, hiding behind the "curtain".

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Father Lavelle says "God is great and the limits of his mercy have not been set" This is a quote from Jean Amery's book "On suicide: A discourse on voluntary death"

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Quotes

Father James Lavelle: I've always felt there's something inherently psychopathic about joining the army in peacetime. As far as I'm concerned, people join the army to find out what its like to kill someone. I hardly think that's an inclination that should be encouraged in modern society, do you? Jesus Christ didn't think so, either. And the commandment "Thou shalt not kill" does not have an asterisk beside it, referring you to the bottom of the page where you find a list of instances where it's okay to kill people.

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Father Leary: Things you hear in confession these days. It's depressing.

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Father James Lavelle: Leave home. Go somewhere where your chances of meeting available young women with loose morals are increased proportionately.

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Faq

So who killed Bruno?

At the Q and A after the premier in Sydney, it was asked of McDonagh who killed Bruno and he gave the hint that the killer was in the bar and had a bandage on his hand/arm, but he didn't reveal who it was. Brendan Lynch the bar man has a skin coloured plaster on the back of his right hand.Another possibility could be Milo Herlihy (Killian Scott), to prove he could kill and so be fit material for the army.Another possibility is his daughter: She was the only one who had access to his house and was also wearing a bandage. This would also explain the last scene.

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