Release Date: December 15th, 2006
DVD Release Date: May 8th, 2007
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 52 min
Plot Summary
A solitary nurse (Sarah Polley) bonds with a badly burned patient (Tim Robbins) who survived an accident on an oil rig.
Cast: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Julie Christie, Daniel Mays, Dean Lennox Kelly, Danny Cunningham
Director: Isabel Coixet
Genres: Drama
Production Co: El Deseo S.A.
Carries an important and timely reminder about the fate of torture victims, so deftly wrapped within a touching and beautifully acted melodrama that the result is the furthest thing from a didactic message movie. show more
Given the physical limitations of their characters, Polley and Robbins give remarkably compelling performances, and though the resolution of their slowly evolving relationship is a bit too pat, it is one you won't soon forget. show more
Yes, The Secret Life of Words owes much to Lars von Trier's 1999 "Breaking the Waves." But Coixet's riff stands on its own thanks to thoughtful performances by Polley and Robbins. show more
