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The Forgiven
Directed by
Roland Joffé
R
2018
1h 55m
[Thriller](/on-demand/category/thriller), [Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
6.0
55%
45%
6.1
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After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
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Cast of The Forgiven
Forest Whitaker
Desmond Tutu
Eric Bana
Piet Blomfeld
Jeff Gum
Francois Schmidt
Debbie Sherman
Linda Coetzee
Terry Norton
Lavinia
Dominika Jablonska
Forensic Clerk
Rob Gough
Howard Varney / Executive Producer
Morné Visser
Hansi Coetzee
Thandi Makhubele
Mrs. Morobe
Osbert Solomons
Mogomat
Warrick Grier
Kruger
Robert Hobbs
Burly Policeman
Nandiphile Mbeshu
Benjamin
Roland Joffé
Director / Writer / Producer
Michael Ashton
Writer
Tannaz Anisi
Executive Producer
Kim Ashton
Executive Producer
Craig Baumgarten
Producer
Shanan Becker
Executive Producer
Lee Broda
Executive Producer
The Forgiven Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
Unfortunately the story's emotional impact is limited by the overstated performances and the heavy-handed direction of Roland Joffé.
Mark Leeper's Reviews
Mark R. Leeper
The film gives the viewer ample reason to make Tutu a saint, but little reason to make him a dramatic screen hero.
Spirituality & Practice
Mary Ann Brussat
A drama about the restorative justice and forgiveness work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Film Inquiry
Alex Arabian
The Forgiven is a timely and powerful film, and the ultimate testament to the power of forgiveness and finding common ground in our humanity.
Film Threat
Anthony Ray Bench
Just alone, the scenes between Bana and Whitaker earn the film a recommendation, but other than that there's just not much else worthy of note.
Black Girl Nerds
Jonita Davis
The Forgiven plunges us into the heart of post-apartheid chaos, where we see and feel the hurt, fear, and rage that had to be aired before the healing could begin.
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Tim Appelo
The core debate and both main performances are compelling.
SSG Syndicate
Susan Granger
Despite superb performances by Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana, it is overly formal & stylized, better suited to the stage.
Common Sense Media
Michael Ordoña
Brutal violence, adult themes in post-apartheid story.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
No attempt is made to win over the audience. This welcome absence of sentimentality allows us to experience Tutu's own crisis of faith as he attempts to reconcile this man's actions with his bedrock belief in forgiveness.
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
[The Forgiven] only succeeds as an ugly, empty-headed provocation.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
It's when the two men come together, in a series of intense and uncomfortable dialogues, that the film is most effective.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Several powerful narratives vie for supremacy in the political drama "The Forgiven," but this sluggishly paced film's disparate parts never come together as a compelling whole.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
"The Forgiven" is heavy-handed from its early texts explaining apartheid through its end credits.
Variety
Guy Lodge
At least gives the Commission's heroic chairman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, his due by placing him front and center in its history - though it's debatable whether Forest Whitaker's glazed impersonation should be considered an honour.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
The Forgiven tackles its important political and social issues in an overly talky fashion. The film has its merits, but it represents a significant comedown for the director of such classics as The Mission and The Killing Fields.
Village Voice
Craig D. Lindsey
Unfortunately, this movie has so many damn things percolating all through it that it ultimately seems unfocused and painfully earnest.
Slant Magazine
Oleg Ivanov
Roland Joff's film is largely successful in its attempt to grapple with the terrible truths of apartheid and its legacy.
La Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
Powerful performances by Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana highlight Roland Joff's latest political drama.
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