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The Forgiven

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
12K
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Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
Takes place over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of both the local Muslims, and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
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A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.

  • Director
    • John Michael McDonagh
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Osborne
    • John Michael McDonagh
  • Stars
    • Aissam Taamart
    • Omar Ghazaoui
    • David McSavage
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Michael McDonagh
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Osborne
      • John Michael McDonagh
    • Stars
      • Aissam Taamart
      • Omar Ghazaoui
      • David McSavage
    • 103User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast23

    Aissam Taamart
    • Ismael
    Omar Ghazaoui
    Omar Ghazaoui
    • Driss
    David McSavage
    David McSavage
    • William Joyce
    Anas El Baz
    • Nawfal
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    • Maisy Joyce
    Imane El Mechrafi
    Imane El Mechrafi
    • Leila Tarki
    Briana Belle
    Briana Belle
    • Maribel
    Abdellah Chakiri
    • Asaad
    Ben Affan
    • Captain Benihadd
    • (as Charaf Benaffan)
    Abdellah Lebkiri
    Abdellah Lebkiri
    Zakaria Atifi
    Zakaria Atifi
    • Monsieur Ben
    Karim Saidi
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    • Anouar
    Christopher Abbott
    Christopher Abbott
    • Tom Day
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Lord Swanthorne
    Marie-Josée Croze
    Marie-Josée Croze
    • Isabelle
    Mourad Zaoui
    Mourad Zaoui
    • Hamid
    Abbey Lee
    Abbey Lee
    • Cody
    • Director
      • John Michael McDonagh
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Osborne
      • John Michael McDonagh
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The villa where the weekend party takes place is actually a composite of three separate locations. The spectacular fireworks were real and not CGI, and the actors seen filming them were doing it for real on their own phones.
    • Goofs
      Jo asks Tom, who is dressed as Dionysus, "Shouldn't you be wearing a toga?". Dionysus is a Greek god. Greeks wore a peplos or chiton. Romans wore togas.
    • Quotes
      • David Henninger: The world is a dreadful place, my father used to say. And the best you can do is make fun of it.
    • Crazy credits
      After the production company credit, the opening credit start to reverse end credit until the director credit, as the end, there're no more credit, just a sentence- "The end".
    • Alternate versions
      A Revised Director's Cut of The Forgiven aired on Channel Four on 26th July, seven minutes shorter than the Theatrical Cut.
    • Connections
      Features The Walking Dead: Too Far Gone (2013)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 2, 2022 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Прощенний
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • House of Un-American Activities
      • Brookstreet Pictures
      • Head Gear Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $340,222
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $135,476
      • Jul 3, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,371,556
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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