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The Secret Life of Words

After being forced by her boss to take leave, a factory worker decides to go to an off-shore oil rig to nurse an injured worker. He had been burnt and temporarily blinded in an explosion. Within the close confines of the rig, and just a moment away from the power of nature, the two of them find themselves drawn strongly to each other.

113 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara, Eddie Marsan, Steven Mackintosh
Director	Isabel Coixet
Screenplay	Isabel Coixet
Cinematography	Jean-Claude Larrieu
Editing	Irene Blecua
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2005
Produced by	El Deseo S.A., Hotshot Films
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, fairly frequent, including blasphemy
Nudity	One scene
Sex	Mild, sexual innuendo
Violence	Infrequent, some nasty burn wounds are shown
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	This movie has adult themes that could be very disturbing to children under the age of 13.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarMagdel du Preez	10
The CitizenBruce Dennill	14
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	15
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson	10

Average .. 61%	12

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