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Spotlight
The year is 2001. Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton) leads
the Globe's investigative unit, which includes Michael Rezendes (Mark
Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams), and Matt Carroll (Brian
d'Arcy James), in an inquiry regarding sexual abuse by Catholic priests.
They have their work cut out for them. Despite repeated allegations —
decades worth — of misconduct against minors under its care, the Church
has long made a habit of simply moving the accused priests from parish
to parish rather than allowing them to face justice. As the Globe's team
finds layer after layer of cover-up, their investigation becomes a
quest that goes on for months, pushing their psychological endurance to
the limit. Featuring compelling performances
from many of today's finest actors, and propelled by Howard Shore's
sombre score, this is easily McCarthy's most ambitious production. Yet
SPOTLIGHT is very much in keeping with the gifted filmmaker's previous
works. It tells a tale of tragedy befalling ordinary people, and of the
fragile but real comfort yielded when hard truths are brought into the
light.
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