Having tackled corporate corruption in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) and US torture policy in Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Oscar-winning documentary-maker Alex Gibney has turned his attention to the incendiary issue of child abuse in the Catholic Church. Oscar -winning filmmaker Alex Gibney explores the abuse of power in the Catholic Church through the story of four courageous deaf men who in the first known case of public protest set out to expose the priest who abused them. Through their case the film follows a cover-up that winds its way from... the row houses of Milwaukee Wisconsin through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland's churches all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. [show more]
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Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney directs this film which explores the scandals, cover ups and dark history of the Catholic Church. With a focus on the accusations of child molestation which have haunted the clergy for many years, the film gives a broad outline of the abuse that many have suffered at the hands of those deemed the holiest of men. As well as looking at the specifics of a particular case with the cooperation of the victims themselves, it makes claims that suggest a widespread and endemic negligence within the upper echelons of the Church.
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