THE SECRET SCRIPTURE (2016)

Approx. Running minutes 108

Release dates 19/05/2017

BBFCInsight infrequent strong language, moderate sex, violence

Director(s) Jim Sheridan

Cast includes Rooney Mara. Jack Reynor. Theo James. Aidan Turner. Eric Bana. Vanessa Redgrave

Summary THE SECRET SCRIPTURE is a drama about a woman convicted of infanticide and placed in a mental health facility where, years later, she maintains she did not kill her child.

Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.

BBFCinsight publication date 09/05/2017

Note: The following text may contain spoilers

THE SECRET SCRIPTURE is a drama about a woman convicted of infanticide and placed in a mental health facility where, years later, she maintains she did not kill her child.

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('whore').

There is a scene in which a man and a woman have sex on a table; there is no nudity. A report document claims a character has nymphomania.

There are scenes of moderate violence, including a man being dragged away and shot, and a fist fight in which a man sustains a bloody wound.

There are scenes in which it is implied a character may be killing a baby by bashing it with a rock.

In another scene a man makes a sexual threat to a woman, telling her: "I'll have you on this floor" if she does not give him information.

A character is subjected to electroconvulsive therapy against her will.