I haven’t seen the film yet, but from the interview I heard with the director, it sounds to be really interesting. It’s a documentary covering the abuses of one Catholic priest and his victims. Both the director and the interviewer I heard, said that when they watched the segments with the priest, they felt like they were watching Hannibal Lector. He was a charming man, who casually discussed his actions the same way you or I might describe getting out of bed.
Nothing to add except I worried for a moment that someone was making a film adaptation of the Sean Hannity book by this title. :eek: :mad:
This will be playing shortly in my neck of the woods, so I’m curious if anyone’s seen it yet.
There are some documentaries that by all accounts (reviews, festival buzz, etc.) are exceptionally made but whose subject matter makes them ones I tread towards cautiously. This sounds like one of them. The last doc that really unsettled me was Capturing the Friedmans (which has some obvious similarities), so I know that as much as I want to see this film, I know I’m going to need to be in a proper state-of-mind to watch it.
I saw this last week.
It’s very good. It’s also noteworthy in its structure, in that it starts with a fairly narrow focus and becomes rather expansive in scope as it progresses.
Some of it is deeply disturbing. Some of it is absolutely infuriating.
It’s fairly well made, although some of the filmmaking — the overt directorial touches — are jarring and intrusive in what is supposed to be a documentary. You have to see the film (and you should) to know what I mean.
Definitely recommended. And, one hopes, one of those movies that might make a difference in the world.