The setting is a mental asylum in Ireland that is shortly to be converted into a luxury hotel resort. One long standing patient (Vanessa Redgrave) is resisting a forced move away from that home and is clearly tormented by her past. A doctor is brought in to encourage her co-operation and in doing so is drawn into the patient's past shown in flashback.
'The Secret Scripture' is based on a novel. I don't know whether the plot is based on a specific individual but the circumstances portrayed have a strong ring of truth.
A devastating tale of prejudice and injustice.
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