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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • RLJ Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • RLJ Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Ireland, 1209. A small group of monks begin a reluctant pilgrimage across an island torn between centuries of tribal warfare and the growing power of Norman invaders. As they escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome, the true value of the bejeweled relic becomes dangerously apparent and their path becomes increasingly fraught with...

Directed By: Brendan Muldowney

Written By: Jamie Hannigan

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • RLJ Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • RLJ Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m

Pilgrimage

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
60
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Ireland, 1209. A small group of monks begin a reluctant pilgrimage across an island torn between centuries of tribal warfare and the growing power of Norman invaders. As they escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome, the true value of the bejeweled relic becomes dangerously apparent and their path becomes increasingly fraught with...

Directed By: Brendan Muldowney

Written By: Jamie Hannigan

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
60
56% Positive
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
11% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
60
56% Positive
5 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
11% Negative
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80
Aug 10, 2017
For all its bloody and violent genre trappings, Pilgrimage — directed by Brendan Muldowney and written by Jamie Hannigan — is a gorgeously shot film that carefully renders the details of this fascinating historical period.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 10, 2017
Holland does fine work as the novice, but it’s Bernthal who owns the screen as The Mute, who will protect the relic and his brothers at all costs. It’s fiercely effective work.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 11, 2017
Pilgrimage is the kind of movie one fears is going out of style forever. A historical action drama, serious in tone and intent but also invested in delivering movie-movie thrills.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 31, 2017
Bernthal’s resolute, fearsome and touching performance make this Pilgrimage well worth the journey.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 11, 2017
Pilgrimage travels quite far on the momentum provided by a series of reveals. Each shifts the film’s stakes significantly enough that we look forward to the next divulgence as much as the succeeding battle scene. It ultimately stumbles when it reaches for depth, arriving at a hollow conclusion that mistakes cynicism for profundity.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 16, 2017
Pilgrimage alternates long stretches of tedium with ultra-violent sequences that have the feel of medieval torture porn.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
38
Aug 7, 2017
The film remains too uncompromisingly black and white as a character study and a story of the conflicts of faith.
By Derek Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Savage Productions, Wrong Men North, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Cinéfinance Tax Shelter, Pôle Image de Liège
Release Date Aug 11, 2017
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination

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