Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
Direction
Gibney weaponizes patience—lets abusers hang themselves with documents.
Sound
Deaf survivors' stories voiced by Hollywood heavyweights, hauntingly effective.
Editing
Cuts from Milwaukee to Vatican with devastating archival precision.
Director
Alex Gibney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first documentary to directly accuse a sitting Pope of complicity in abuse cover-ups.
The deaf survivors' use of hidden cameras to document their confrontation with Murphy directly inspired later accountability journalism tactics.
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