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Priest 1995

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.

Directed by: Antonia Bird
Written by: Jimmy McGovern
Release date: 1995-03-24
Runtime: 98 minutes
Critics score:
63 / 100
Tagline: In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.
Cast:
Linus Roache Linus Roache
Father Greg Pilkington 
Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson
Father Matthew Thomas 
Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle
Graham 
Cathy Tyson Cathy Tyson
Maria Kerrigan 
Lesley Sharp Lesley Sharp
Mrs. Unsworth 
Robert Pugh Robert Pugh
Mr. Unsworth 
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