
In the 1970s and 1980s a scandal was brewing in the Boston diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Pedophile priests, especially Father John Geoghan, were sexually molesting young boys. Although the Cardinal at the time, Bernard Law, was made aware of the evil acts committed by Geoghan & other priests, he sided with the priests and quietly moved them from one church to the next, and kept the matter a secret from the authorities. Years later, the victims start to come forward, a... (Full plot summary below)
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In the 1970s and 1980s a scandal was brewing in the Boston diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Pedophile priests, especially Father John Geoghan, were sexually molesting young boys. Although the Cardinal at the time, Bernard Law, was made aware of the evil acts committed by Geoghan & other priests, he sided with the priests and quietly moved them from one church to the next, and kept the matter a secret from the authorities. Years later, the victims start to come forward, and a lawyer sues Cardinal Law & the diocese for hiding the crimes from the authorities. Cardinal Law arrogantly defends his behavior, and refuses to resign. Meanwhile, Father Geoghan is found guilty and sentenced to 10 years behind bars. Will the Cardinal resign now...or continue to try to hold onto his position?
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| User ReviewRicky WA powerful and personal movie on child abuse in the catholic church. Ted Danson gave a great performance. |
| User ReviewJoe MUnexpectedly powerful and moving. I had not seen this movie before. It was a revelation. |
| User ReviewSarah PGood and necessary film. This showcases 1 of the many reasons I disagree with organized religion, especially catholicism. |
| User ReviewPrivate UUn film que j'ai bien aimé. Basé sur un réel scandal sexuel au coeur de l'église catholique de Boston. On nous présente les péripéties juridiques d'un avocat hors du commun sans toutefois oublier de nous présenter, d'une façon saisissante, l'histoire des victimes de ces prêtres pédophiles. |
| User ReviewJames HIn spite of having that made for television feel about it, which I hate, it's a pretty good film. Anything that paints the Catholic church in a bad way is fine with me. I was molested as a child by a priest, and it is way too common. I still have nightmares from my treatment by nuns. I was born left handed, but apparently the Catholic church did not approve of left handed people, because everytime I used my left hand to do something, my left hand was whacked with a metal ruler. So, now I am right handed. I still have the scars to prove it. I despise the Catholic church and in that way I am glad this film was made. |