Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012
TV-14
1h 46min

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8,0/10

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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

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 the way to the Vatican.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAlex 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 the way... Tout lireAlex 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 the way to the Vatican.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 the way to the Vatican.

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Récompensé par 3 Primetime Emmys
- 7 victoires et 8 nominations au total

Vidéos1

Trailer 2:18

Official Trailer

Photos5

Rôles principaux57

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Alex Gibney

Self - Narrator
(voix)

Terry Kohut

Self - St. John's School for the Deaf, 1960-1969

Gary Smith

Self - St. John's School for the Deaf, 1954-1970

Pat Kuehn

Self - St. John's School for the Deaf, 1969-1973

Arthur Budzinski

Self - St. John's School for the Deaf, 1953-1964

Lawrence Murphy

Self - priest, St. John's School for the Deaf, 1950-1974
(images d'archives)

Richard Sipe

Self - Former Benedictine Monk…

Scott Kuehn

Self
(images d'archives)

Angela Kuehn

Self
(images d'archives)

Patrick Wall

Self - Former Benedictine Monk
(as Patrick J. Wall)

Bob Bolger

Self - St. John's School for the Deaf
(images d'archives)

John Conway

Self - Counselor for the Deaf

Jim Heydendahl

Self - Senior Boys' Dorm Supervisor, 1972-1974

Geoffrey Robertson

Self - Human Rights Lawyer
(as Geoffrey Robertson QC)

Jeff Anderson

Self - Attorney for Gary Smith & Terry Kohut

Laurie Goodstein

Self - The New York Times National Religion Correspondent

Thomas Doyle

Self - Canon Lawyer
(as Rev. Thomas Doyle)

Robert Mickens

Self - Rome Correspondent, The Tablet - Catholic Weekly

Réalisation
- Alex Gibney
Scénario
- Alex Gibney
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Anecdotes
The film won 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming and Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.

Gaffes
The narration states "In 1929, a cardinal, soon to be Pope Pius XI, signed the Lateran Treaty with the Fascist government of Mussolini to create the Vatican State." Actually, in 1929, Pius XI was already pope, having been elected in 1922.

Connexions
Featured in 56th BFI London Film Festival (2012)

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9/10

Compelling and quite shocking...

If Dan Brown had written a novel about a cover-up in the Catholic Church on the scale depicted in this film, it would be treated as a great work of fiction. The trouble is, it's all true and that's the most shocking thing about it. It is a very well made film that has a compelling flow to the narrative and this is helped with some nicely chosen musical backdrops. The only thing that lets it down is a lack of balance, but then, as it says in the film, the Vatican refused to be interviewed for this film. Not that they could have put up any defence. I found it a gripping watch that did get a little emotional at times. Well worth a look whatever religion (or not) you are.

SteelMonster's verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

My score: 8.8/10

You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.