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2015 · 2h 9m · Drama, History · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Break the story. Break the silence.
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.
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Tom McCarthy7.8Smart score
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TMDB7.8
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9/11archdiocesebased on true storybitingboston, massachusettscardinalcatholiccatholicismchild abusechild molestationconspiracycourtcover-upfloridahistorical fictioninvestigative journalismjournalismjournalistjudgelawyerlgbtnewspaperpedophiliapowerfulpriestroman catholic churchserioussex scandaltragicunderstatedvictim
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