anger ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁T rom s ▁og ▁Finn mark <0x0A> </s> ▁Pri est ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁British ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Anton ia ▁Bird ▁in ▁her ▁director ial ▁debut . ▁The ▁screen play ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁McG overn ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁( Lin us ▁Ro ache ) ▁as ▁he ▁strugg les ▁with ▁two ▁issues ▁that ▁precip itate ▁a ▁crisis ▁of ▁faith . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Father ▁Greg ▁Pil k ington , ▁newly ▁assigned ▁to ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁parish ▁in ▁inner - city ▁Liverpool , ▁is ▁start led ▁to ▁discover ▁Father ▁Matthew ▁Thomas ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁rect ory ▁house keeper ▁Maria ▁K err igan . ▁Moreover , ▁Father ▁Thomas ▁is ▁a ▁left - wing ▁radical ▁and ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁Liber ation ▁The ology , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁constant ▁cl ash es ▁and ▁b ick ering ▁with ▁the ▁Bishop — who ▁never theless ▁appreci ates ▁his ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁young ▁protagon ist ' s ▁personal ▁traditional ▁conserv at ism ▁and ▁religious ▁belief s ▁are ▁off ended ▁by ▁the ▁older ▁priest ' s ▁bl at ant ▁dis reg ard ▁for ▁his ▁v ow ▁of ▁cel ib acy , ▁he ▁strugg les ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁hom osex ual ▁ur ges , ▁especially ▁after ▁he ▁meets ▁Graham ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁gay ▁hang out ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁emb ark ▁on ▁a ▁physical ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁student ▁Lisa ▁Un sw orth ▁has ▁conf ided ▁she ▁was ▁sex