# The Secret Scripture (2017)

> A long-confined Irish woman’s cryptic Bible leads a psychiatrist toward the buried truth of her passionate, persecuted youth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/169530

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Cast: Rooney Mara, Theo James, Vanessa Redgrave, Eric Bana, Jack Reynor, Aidan Turner, Susan Lynch, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344694/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, sentimental, wistful, quiet evening, literary adaptation night

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