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Overview
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-11-06
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, Anonymous Content, Rocklin / Faust, First Look Media, Open Road Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes
- Michael Keaton as Walter 'Robby' Robinson
- Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer
- Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron
- John Slattery as Ben Bradlee, Jr.
- Brian d'Arcy James as Matt Carroll
- Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian
- Elena Wohl as Barbara
- Gene Amoroso as Steve Kurkjian
- Doug Murray as Peter Canellos
- Sharon McFarlane as Helen Donovan
- Jamey Sheridan as Jim Sullivan
Crew
- Tom McCarthy - Director
- Josh Singer - Writer
- Tom McCarthy - Writer
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