- June 17, 2022
Spotlight - Film - Tom McCarthy - 2015
A team of investigative reporters from the Boston Globe, dubbed "Spotlight", uncovered a scandal involving pedophile priests covered up by the Catholic Church in the Boston area. The film retraces their investigation and gives a broad account of the victims' experiences years later. The film echoes the work done in France by CIASE, the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church. During the film's investigation, one victim, who has since founded a support association, speaks of 13 priests in Boston. But a former priest who studied the issue for many years puts the number closer to 90, or 6% of the city's Catholic priests. This breathtakingly effective film helps us understand the psychotraumatic consequences of sexual assault on victims, then children, by people in authority. It explains how the Catholic hierarchy imposes silence on the families concerned. Spotlight is a fascinating film that shows how criminal behavior can be supported by a system. The script is particularly empathetic towards the victims.
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