Priest - Region 1 DVD
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Priest: the Miramax DVD release
16 years, 10 months ago at Jul 12 9:00
Antonia Bird's 'Priest' is a small film of rare emotional power, dealing with issues of ageism, sexuality and religious hypocrisy. The aftershock this movie made is still felt today in its censored DVD release, unfortunately the only DVD version on the market at this time. Watching it again after all these years still had a deep impact on me, but I couldn't help but feel cheated out of the seven m... read more
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Despite its title, forget about finding this controversial drama on the Vatican's screening list. The film explores a provocative checklist of religious taboos--celibacy, incest, sexual abuse, homosexuality, the debatable secrecy of the confessional--as director Antonia Bird delivers a bold condemnation of what she views as the outdated politics and harmful nature of Catholic doctrine. The story concerns the ideologically strained relationship between two clergymen, the misleading conservative Father Greg (Linus Roache) and his older and more practical colleague, Father Matthew (Tom Wilkinson). Upon arriving at his new Liv
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Manufacturer: LIONSGATE
Release date: 6 January 2012
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9786305428091 UPC: 717951003232
Release date: 6 January 2012
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9786305428091 UPC: 717951003232
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