The Forgiven
Seen it?2018 | 115 min | Thriller, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$42K worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roland Joffé
- Forest WhitakerDesmond Tutu
- Eric BanaPiet Blomfeld
- Jeff GumFrancois Schmidt
- Debbie ShermanLinda Coetzee
- Terry NortonLavinia
- Dominika JablonskaForensic Clerk
- Rob GoughHoward Varney
- Morné VisserHansi Coetzee
- Thandi MakhubeleMrs. Morobe
- Osbert SolomonsMogomat