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Apr 8, 2021 · The Keepers. Netflix’s “The Keepers” blows the lid off a Catholic scandal from the ’60s, one that is still playing out. This hard hitting Netflix docu-series focuses on the unsolved murder of...
Nov 20, 2015 · Spotlight: Directed by Tom McCarthy. With Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber. The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tom McCarthy
- 2015-11-20
Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal; Catholic Church sexual abuse cases; By the Grace of God, a 2019 French-Belgian film about three victims of clerical sexual abuse; Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
- Deliver Us From Evil (2006) Amy Berg's "sometimes sickening but vitally relevant" documentary focuses on now-defrocked priest Oliver O'Grady, who admitted to molesting roughly 25 boys and girls in California from the late 1970s to 1991.
- The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) [WARNING: partial nudity] Dramatizing real-life sexual and physical abuses of boys at a Christian Brothers orphanage in Newfoundland, this film focuses on 10-year-old orphan Kevin Reevey and Brother Peter Lavin (Henry Czerny), the sadistic pedophile who heads the orphanage.
- Hand of God (2006, shown on PBS's Frontline in 2007) Exposing the effects of child-molestation on a family, filmmaker Joe Cultrera tells the story of his brother Paul's investigation into the Boston archdiocese's mishandling of his accused molester, Fr.
- Sex Crimes of the Vatican (2006) This Irish documentary takes direct aim at Pope Benedict XVI, charging that he covered up scores of sexual abuse cases during his 20 years as Vatican doctrine enforcer under Pope John Paul II.
- 'By the Grace of God' (2019) Francois Ozon's Berlinale entry focuses on the true story of a group of sex abuse victims who've formed an association to break the silence, years after they were molested by a priest in Lyon.
- 'Spotlight' (2016) Based on a true story, this biographical drama directed by Tom McCarthy follows a team of reporters from "The Boston Globe" as they uncover systemic child sex abuse by Catholic priests in their city.
- 'The Club' (2015) Dark images, silhouetted actors shown out of focus: It's the cinematography of a horror film. Chilean director Pablo Larrain tackled an explosive topic in "The Club," in which four retired Catholic priests live in a secluded house and there "purge" horrible crimes, including child sex abuse.
- 'Verfehlung' (2015) The German film "Verfehlung" (Misconduct) by Gerd Schneider depicts how the friendship of three priests is affected by a sex abuse scandal.
Sep 29, 2019 · Directed by Todd McCarthy from a script by McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight is about the Boston Globe investigative reporting team that exposed the widespread systemic sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Nov 19, 2021 · Nov 19, 20215:40 AM. Netflix. Procession begins where a lesser documentary might end, with a press conference at which three men go public with allegations of sexual abuse inside the Catholic...
