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The Forgiven poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 46.0 / 100
2017·Drama / Thriller·1h 55m

THE FORGIVEN

“Racist. Prisoner. Murderer. Child of God.”

After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.

Above the Line
Roland Joffé·DirectorMichael Ashton·WriterRoland Joffé·WriterWilliam Wages·Director of PhotographyZethu Mashika·Original Music ComposerMegan Gill·Editor
Cast
Forest Whitaker·Desmond TutuEric Bana·Piet BlomfeldJeff Gum·Francois SchmidtDebbie Sherman·Linda CoetzeeTerry Norton·LaviniaDominika Jablonska·Forensic ClerkRob Gough·Howard VarneyMorné Visser·Hansi CoetzeeThandi Makhubele·Mrs. MorobeOsbert Solomons·Mogomat
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Roland Joffé·Director
Writing· 2
Michael Ashton·WriterRoland Joffé·Writer
Camera· 1
William Wages·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Megan Gill·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Zethu Mashika·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Moira Anne Meyer·Costume DesignWarren Gray·Production DesignLiza van den Heever·Set DecorationIvan Fraser·Supervising Art Director
Production· 19
Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat·ProducerCraig Baumgarten·ProducerLee Broda·Executive ProducerRoland Joffé·ProducerJohn R. Sherman·Executive ProducerMaxime Cottray·Executive ProducerRobert Jones·Executive ProducerNess Saban·Executive ProducerShanan Becker·Executive ProducerMichael Tadross Jr.·Executive ProducerKim Ashton·Executive ProducerBill Bromiley·Executive ProducerTannaz Anisi·Executive ProducerGregory R. Schenz·Executive ProducerWayne Marc Godfrey·Executive ProducerJeff Rice·Executive ProducerChristos Michaels·Executive ProducerRob Gough·Executive ProducerSusan Rossouw·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Anni Bartels·Hair Designer
By the Numbers
46.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$42K
ROI -100%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Forgiven's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Mysterious, Dramatic
Composition
Split
Era
Contemporary
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a split composition with two individuals' faces in the upper half and a desert landscape with a vehicle in the lower half. The left side of ”

drama
Key Elements
SuvTown BuildingsTower
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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