A Secret

A Secret
Directed by	Daniël Jaco
Written by	Daniël Jaco
Produced by	Daniël Jaco Pieter Reibach
Starring	James Bonnett Alissa Scott Beau Newman William Bertrand John Falkirk Peter Hollinger Edward Sullivan
Cinematography	Faf van der Merwe
Edited by	John Holster
Music by	Alexandrine Besnard Richard Swart
Production companies	Satavian Broadcasting Company Lighthouse Studios Silver Key Studios
Distributed by	Satavian Broadcasting Company
Release dates	20 September 1999 (1999-September-20) (Montecara Film Festival) 5 October 1999 (1999-October-05) (Satavia)
Running time	181 Minutes
Country	Satavia
Language	Estmerish
Budget	€99.8 Million
Box office	€601.1 Million

A Secret is a 1999 Satavian epic romance film directed and written by Daniël Jaco. The film tells the story of an unlikely relationship formed across class divides in poverty-stricken Satavia in 1900, and stars James Bonnett as Ryan O'Connor and Alissa Scott as Violet Montague.

Production for the film began in late 1997, and filming lasted until late 1998. The film was released in September 1999 at the Montecara Film Festival to critical acclaim, and won the Béco aùreo at the festival. It also won multiple other awards, including several at the Satavian Choice Awards and the Asterian Film Awards. It was released in Satavia and internationally in early October, and grossed nearly €40 Million on it's opening weekend.

The film has become one of the most prominent examples of the Romance Epic genre, and is the highest-grossing Satavian film ever made. It was selected for preservation in the Satavian Library as a piece of cultural significance. As of March 2021, it is the only film in the Satavian Library's preservation archives.

Release

Soundtrack

A Secret: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Alexandrine Besnard and Richard Swart
Released	5 October 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Length	69:05
Label	Mountpara Music

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Richard Swart, and performed by the Gaullico-Cassien singer Alexandrine Besnard. The film's main theme, That's the Way It Is peaked at number two on musical charts in over twenty countries, whilst the film's love theme, My Heart Will Go On, peaked at number one across thirty countries, including Caldia, Estmere, Gaullica, Nuvania, Satavia, Satucin and Tacunia.

At the Satavian Choice Awards, Asterian Film Awards and the Spálgleann Film Awards the soundtrack won in the category "Best Original Socre" whilst it was nominated for the category at the Samistopol Film Festival and the Metropolitan Film Gala.

A Secret: Music from the Motion Picture - Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Northport"	3:41
2.	"A New Friend"	1:56
3.	"Ball Room"	4:20
4.	"The Meeting"	7:34
5.	"Love at first sight"	3:28
6.	"A Dream"	0:57
7.	"Torn"	1:03
8.	"Disapproval"	2:31
9.	"Jack's Theme"	2:19
10.	"A Kiss"	3:27
11.	"The Arrest"	1:48
12.	"A Broken Heart"	3:29
13.	"Crestfallen"	5:12

A Secret: Music from the Motion Picture - Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"That's the Way It Is"	4:01
2.	"Tragedy Theme"	3:51
3.	"Ryan & Violet's Theme"	7:10
4.	"My Heart Will Go On"	4:40
5.	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"	7:36