Drama / Psychological
Spain,
2005, 120 min
Directed by:
Isabel CoixetScreenplay:
Isabel CoixetCinematography:
Jean-Claude LarrieuCast:
Tim Robbins, Sarah Polley, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Javier Cámara, Eddie Marsan, Dean Lennox Kelly, Leonor Watling, Steven Mackintosh, Julie Christie (more)Plots(1)
A solitary, mysterious woman (Sarah Polley) who is trying to forget her past is brought to an oil rig to look after a man (Tim Robbins) who has been temporarily blinded. A strange intimacy develops between them, breaking down the walls of silence and cynicism with shared secrets, truths, lies, humour and pain. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Tim Robbins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/921/163921450_a7778f.jpg)
Tim Robbins
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Mystic River (2003)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Sarah Polley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765716_23cbba.jpg)
Sarah Polley
Canada
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
My Life Without Me (2003)
![Sverre Anker Ousdal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/650/168650808_zbtdm3.jpg)
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Norway
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
![Javier Cámara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/829/160829924_d58e42.png)
Javier Cámara
Spain
Best movies:
Talk to Her (2002)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Sex and Lucia (2001)
![Eddie Marsan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409833_ed5fcf.jpg)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
21 Grams (2003)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
![Dean Lennox Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410463_a8dc8e.jpg)
Dean Lennox Kelly
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
![Leonor Watling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/437/162437174_42bdca.png)
Leonor Watling
Spain
Best movies:
Talk to Her (2002)
Salvador (2006)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
![Steven Mackintosh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/941/161941326_edecf7.jpg)
Steven Mackintosh
UK
Best movies:
House of America (1997)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment (1996) (TV movie)
![Julie Christie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998922_5bede2.jpg)
Julie Christie
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
![Daniel Mays](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362138_fc5a25.jpg)
Daniel Mays
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
1917 (2019)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)