The Forgiven

2019 • 119 minutes

About this movie

Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana deliver riveting performances in this tense thriller based on real events. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Whitaker) is appointed to head a nationwide investigation, he's summoned to a maximum-security prison by a notorious murderer seeking clemency (Bana). Inside the brutal prison walls, Tutu is drawn into a dangerous, life-changing battle with the cunning criminal in this captivating film from Oscar nominated director Roland Joffé.

Ratings and reviews

Wow !! a must see.... Eric Bana and Forrest Whitaker are excellent along with the cast.The despair pulls at the heart strings of a time where the inhumanity and lack of insight allowed this to happen. The Forgiven ....don't know if i could...

Tells the story from both sides as it was at that specific point in time, it showed hope for the future which alas didn't evole as is self evident, clearly there were people who were victims, who wanted peace on both side, these people lost it would appear. But it is a good movie well worth watching as the cast suggests.

What a ripper. You have got to love Eric Bana! Powerful story based on real events. I really enjoyed this film.