The Unforgivable [Video Review]

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Nora Fingscheidt The Unforgivable ReviewHealing the emotional wounds in the present day from the missteps of the past is part of the taxing bliss found in Nora Fingscheidt‘s sophomore feature. A Netflix project penned by three scribes (Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles) and adapted from TV series, The Unforgivable attempts to classify the human condition through ethical choices — with Sandra Bullock becoming the whipping girl put into submission. Netflix released the film theatrically for two weeks before putting this on their platform December 10th, 2021.


Film Credits:
Producers: Graham King, Sandra Bullock, Veronica Ferres.
Executive producers: Nan Morales, Colin Vaines, Sally Wainwright, Nicola Shindler.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt.
Screenplay: Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles.
Camera: Guillermo Navarro.
Editors: Joe Walker, Stephan Bechinger.
Music: Hans Zimmer, David Fleming.
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Rob Morgan, Emma Nelson, Will Pullen, Thomas Guiry, Viola Davis.

Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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