The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words

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RomanceDrama

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

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Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley
Hanna
Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Josef
Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara
Simon
Danny Cunningham
Danny Cunningham
Scott
Dean Lennox Kelly
Dean Lennox Kelly
Liam
Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
Martin
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Victor
Steven Mackintosh
Steven Mackintosh
Dr. Sullitzer
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Inge
Emmanuel Idowu
Emmanuel Idowu
Abdul
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Dimitri
Leonor Watling
Leonor Watling
Wife of Josef's Friend
Reg Wilson
Reg Wilson
Dan Brown

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Release dateDec 15 2005

Runtime1 hour 55 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish

Production companiesHotshot Films, El Deseo, Mediapro, TVE

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