Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.
Title | Priest |
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Year | 1995 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, BBC Film, Miramax |
Cast | Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson, Lesley Sharp, Robert Pugh |
Crew | Jimmy McGovern (Writer), Antonia Bird (Director), Mauricio Venegas (Additional Soundtrack), Mark Shivas (Executive Producer), Janet Goddard (Casting), George Faber (Producer) |
Keyword | faith, conservative, church, united kingdom, catholic priest, crisis of faith, woman director, abuse, gay theme, gay priest |
Release | Mar 24, 1995 |
Runtime | 98 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.43 / 10 by 126 users |
Popularity | 8 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 4,176,932 |
Language | English |