The movie has a respectable ensemble, but ultimately feels like a slight tale. It focuses on a party hosted by the flamboyant gay couple Richard (Matt Smith) and Dally (Caleb Landry Jones), situated in the Moroccan desert. Attending this gathering are Jo (Jessica Chastain) and her somewhat intoxicated husband David (Ralph Fiennes). During their journey, a young boy named Driss is struck and killed by their car. The p…

_The Forgiven_ presents itself as if it's aiming to comment on disparities in wealth or the obliviousness of privilege, and also manages to work in some commentary regarding racial issues. The sequence involving mice being dropped from buildings while attached to parachutes displaying swastikas is strikingly odd. Throughout, the movie hints at mortality and doubt through accounts of brutality, alongside a short scene…