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The Secret Life of Words
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The Secret Life of Words

Dec 15, 2005
1h 55m
★ 7.0

Overview

A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.

Genres

Romance
Drama

Production Companies

Hotshot Films
El Deseo
Mediapro
TVE

Cast

Sarah Polley

Hanna

Sarah Polley

Tim Robbins

Josef

Tim Robbins

Javier Cámara

Simon

Javier Cámara

Danny Cunningham

Scott

Danny Cunningham

Dean Lennox Kelly

Liam

Dean Lennox Kelly

Daniel Mays

Martin

Daniel Mays

Eddie Marsan

Victor

Eddie Marsan

Steven Mackintosh

Dr. Sullitzer

Steven Mackintosh

Julie Christie

Inge

Julie Christie

Emmanuel Idowu

Abdul

Emmanuel Idowu

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Dimitri

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Leonor Watling

Wife of Josef's Friend

Leonor Watling

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