"Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one."
After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
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The people behind it
Brendan Gleeson
Father James Lavelle
Chris O'Dowd
Jack Brennan
Kelly Reilly
Fiona Lavelle
Aidan Gillen
Dr. Frank Harte
Dylan Moran
Michael Fitzgerald
Isaach de Bankolé
Simon
M. Emmet Walsh
The Writer
Marie-Josée Croze
Teresa
Domhnall Gleeson
Freddie Joyce
David Wilmot
Father Leary
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