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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

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Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines reports of pedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church, focusing specifically on a group of men who alleged that they were abused as boys by a priest at a Milwaukee school for the deaf.
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Examining the intricacies of global scandal through one haunting case, Mea Maxima Culpa is an impassioned and meticulous exposé on abuses of power and institutional sin.

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Tara Brady Irish Times It's impossible to leave the cinema without hoping that the Papal resignation and the awful events explored here are not unrelated. Rated: 4/5 Feb 26, 2013 Full Review Xan Brooks Guardian A kind of unintentional leaving gift for the outgoing Pope Benedict, though it is not one he is likely to relish. Rated: 4/5 Feb 14, 2013 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) The film shocks you to the marrow, and every frame burns with a righteous fire, itself religious in its intensity. Rated: 4/5 Feb 14, 2013 Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com Impeccably researched and devastatingly tragic, Gibney's latest is a magnificent deconstruction of organized crime rather than a blatant attack on religion as one might assume a film of this nature could become. Feb 9, 2020 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Even in the face of such staggering evil, Gibney finds a story of simple heroism, a light cutting through widespread darkness. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Simon Weaving Screenwize a carefully constructed observation of the facts and a withering condemnation of the behaviour of the Catholic Church. Rated: 4/5 Apr 23, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member this film is kind of interesting because of its cover, but in the end the film is very good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This film offers elucidating information on the priestly sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church. However, its bold narrative fails to understand the church on many levels, resulting in an inevitable failure to get to the root of the matter. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review bill k Very compelling. The little guys against the "mega-church". Guess who wins? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/18 Full Review Audience Member Powerful and Heartbreaking Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Informative documentary, very interesting. But it could not hold my attention. I thought it was a boring film. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review rosey r HBO is free this weekend. A horror film of reality, Mea Maxima Culpa, should be seen by everyone. Kudos to Alex Gibney for giving 4 deaf men a voice and educating the public about 2000 years of cover-up. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alex Gibney

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Chris Cooper

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Synopsis Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines reports of pedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church, focusing specifically on a group of men who alleged that they were abused as boys by a priest at a Milwaukee school for the deaf.
Director
Alex Gibney
Producer
Nicoletta Billi, Trevor Birney, Alex Gibney, Alexandra Johnes, Ruth O'reilly, Maureen A. Ryan, Kristen Vaurio, Jedd Wider, Todd Wider
Screenwriter
Alex Gibney
Production Co
Jigsaw Prods., Wider Film Projects
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 9, 2014
Runtime
1h 47m
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