Nobody Has to Know

2021

1 hr. 39 min.

Drama

Romance

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83%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

80%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret: they were in love.

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Julieta D

Watched it with my grandma last night, we both enjoyed it very much. So nice to have a story of middle age romance, and what a gift Michelle Fairley has for intimacy and emotions, she conveyed so much with little words. I hope she gets offered more roles like this in the future!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/23

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Bouli Lanners

Director

Bouli Lanners

Actor

Michelle Fairley

Actor

Julian Glover

Actor

Clovis Cornillac

Actor

Bouli Lanners

Screenwriter

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Like an amnesiac thriller with the tension removed, this wistful, island-set melodrama has strong performances and the sly hypnotic power of a high-end meditation app.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2023

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Ryan Gilbey

Guardian

If this isn’t a film to set the heart racing, it doesn’t leave that organ entirely untroubled; with his script’s echoes of 40s weepie Random Harvest, Lanners is aiming for similar status.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 31, 2023

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David Stratton

The Australian

Its main strength is a palpable sense of place: the windswept island with mountains in the background is a vividly evocative setting (the film was shot on the islands of Lewis and Harris) for a story of isolation, loneliness and a kind of connection.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 11, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

The quiet nature of Nobody Has To Know may frustrate some, but if you like a bit of windswept yearning then it’s an hour and a half well spent.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 23, 2023

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Flashes of tender intimacy help lift the narrative, and Fairley and Lanners deliver grounding turns as the couple seizing a second chance at life.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2023

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

Old fashioned to a fault, the film is gently undramatic, but the performances are fine and those who prize scenery over storytelling will likely be in their element.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 7, 2023

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Synopsis

After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret: they were in love.

Director: Bouli Lanners
Screenwriter: Bouli Lanners
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: French