The Forgiven (2021 film)

The Forgiven
The Forgiven
	Official release poster
Directed by	John Michael McDonagh
Screenplay by	John Michael McDonagh
Based on	The Forgiven; by Lawrence Osborne
Produced by	Elizabeth Eves; John Michael McDonagh; Trevor Matthews; Nick Gordon;
Starring	Ralph Fiennes; Jessica Chastain; Matt Smith; Ismael Kanater; Caleb Landry Jones; Abbey Lee; Mourad Zaoui; Marie-Josée Croze; Alex Jennings; Saïd Taghmaoui; Christopher Abbott;
Cinematography	Larry Smith
Edited by	Elizabeth Eves; Chris Gill;
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Production; companies	House of Un-American Activities; Brookstreet Pictures; LipSync; Film4; Head Gear; Metrol Technology; Assemble Media;
Distributed by	Roadside Attractions; Vertical Entertainment (United States and Canada); Universal Pictures; Focus Features (International);
Release dates	11 September 2021 (TIFF); 1 July 2022 (United States); 5 September 2022 (United Kingdom);
Running time	117 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Languages	English; French; Arabic; Tamazight
Box office	$1.4 million

The Forgiven is a 2021 crime drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and based on the 2012 novel by Lawrence Osborne. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee, Mourad Zaoui, Marie-Josée Croze, Alex Jennings, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Christopher Abbott. Elizabeth Eves and McDonagh produced the film under their House of Un-American Activities label.

The Forgiven had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2021, was released in the United States on 1 July 2022, by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment, and was released in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2022, by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.