THE FORGIVEN Starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD May 15th

The intense thriller THE FORGIVEN comes to Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD on May 15 from Lionsgate. Follow Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana in a tale about a murderer seeking redemption from an Archbishop. Based on real events.

Two highly decorated actors go head-to-head when The Forgiven arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital May 15 from Lionsgate. Based on real events, and directed by Academy Award nominee Roland Joffé (1986, Best Director, The Mission; 1984, Best Director, The Killing Fields), The Forgiven tells the story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s meeting with a brutal murderer who is suddenly seeking redemption. Starring Academy Award^® winner Forest Whitaker (2006, Best Actor,The Last King of Scotland) and Eric Bana, The Forgiven will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana deliver riveting performances in this tense thriller based on real events. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Whitaker) is appointed to head a nationwide investigation, he’s summoned to a maximum-security prison by a notorious murderer seeking clemency (Bana). Inside the brutal prison’s walls, Tutu is drawn into a dangerous, life-changing battle with the cunning criminal in this captivating film from director Roland Joffé.

CAST

Forest Whitaker                     Platoon, The Last King of Scotland, TV’s “Empire”

Eric Bana                               Munich, Troy, Star Trek