The true story behind the scandal that shook the world.
When the Boston Globe’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world.
MPAA: Rated R for some language including sexual references
Principal Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
Director: Tom McCarthy
The Boston Globe team visits with a victim/survivor of childhood priest molestation. *MATURE CONTENT
Themes: Rape, Molestation, Survivor, Abuse, Religion, Control, Power, Abuse Of Power, Scandal
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The Boston Globe team learns from the D.A. just how difficult it is to prosecute priests for molestation.
Themes: Rape, Molestation, Survivor, Abuse, Religion, Control, Power, Abuse Of Power, Scandal
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The Boston Globe team learns that accordingly to research, it is likely that around 90 priests were offenders in Boston.
Themes: Rape, Molestation, Survivor, Abuse, Religion, Control, Power, Abuse Of Power, Scandal
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After uncovering the scandal, Mike laments that he won’t ever go back to church.
Themes: Belief, Faith, Anger, Disbelief, Religion, Scandal, Journalism, Sexual Abuse, Guilt
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