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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Name: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Director: Alex Gibney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-11-16
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, John Slattery, Brady Bryson

2012 · 1h 46m · Documentary

Alex Gibney is a documentary master, and this is essential, unflinching filmmaking that exposes one of the most important stories of our time—watch it tonight if you're ready for something heavy and necessary rather than light.

Plot

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.

Director: Alex Gibney

Cast: Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, John Slattery, Brady Bryson

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