Calvary

Expressive drama with a touch of subtle Irish black humor with a first-rate British cast. It is quite unusual to hear a confession to your face that someone wants to kill you. This is what happened to father James, who heard just such a confession during the confession of an unknown person. Now the priest has time until the end of the week, his life will end on Sunday. And it's surprising, because James really can almost not be counted among the saints, you don't even dig. And time passes, the man has to collect his thoughts and suspicions. More Having achieved success a little before his brother with the film "The Kelly Gang" (2003), John Michael McDonagh moves within the framework of drama with elements of black comedy. This is clearly visible in Calvary, where the favorite of the McDonagh brothers, actor Brandon Glisson, played the main role. The idea for the film "Calvary" came to the director while working on the film "Once Upon a Time in Ireland" in 2011, all with the same Gleeson in the main role. Then the script was written. The actor was approved for the role of priest James immediately after finishing work on Once Upon a Time in Ireland. In addition, the stand-up comedian Dylan Moran, who likes to appear at various "party" of British filmmakers, looks great in the frame. The comedian and other actors were brought in at the beginning of 2012, when the first steps were taken in the work on the film. Already in autumn, work was in full swing. The main filming locations were County Silo and Dublin. In addition to distribution as part of the usual program of wide screenings around the world, the film was included in the program of the Sundance Film Festival, where the film debuted in January 2014, and the Berlin Film Festival.