Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer) investigates a shocking tale of clerical sexual abuse in a Catholic school for deaf children, and exposes the conspiracy of silence within the Vatican to protect the offending priest from being prosecuted for his heinous crimes. As four former abuse victims summon the courage to speak out about the sexual crimes perpetrated against them by the very priest to whom they confessed their sins, we are presented with the facts of the official investigation, and learn how all allegations of pedophilia within the church ended up being overseen by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), who continually acted to protect the Catholic church rather than the innocents whose lives were being destroyed by its clerics., Critically acclaimed feature length documentary from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Winner of this year’s George Morrison IFTA award for Best Documentary and Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival, Mea Maxima Culpa explores the abuse of power in the Catholic Church through the story of four courageous deaf men, who in the first known case of public protest, set out to expose the priest who abused them. Through their case the film follows a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland’s churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. Features the voices of Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan and John Slattery., Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney exposes abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that winds its way from Wisconsin, through Ireland’s churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. The film investigates the secret crimes of a charismatic priest who abused over 200 deaf children in a school under his control and documents the first known public protest against clerical sex abuse in the US – a struggle of more than three decades by four deaf young men who set out to expose the priest who had abused them. Their efforts ultimately led to a lawsuit against the former pope, Benedict XVI himself., An exposé of child sexual abuse in a Catholic school for deaf youths, and the conspiracy to ensure that the priest who committed the heinous crimes was never punished., A chilling exposé of child sexual abuse in a Catholic school for deaf youths, and the conspiracy to ensure that the priest who committed the heinous crimes was never punished.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God ” ?
A: The main cast includes Sloane Klevin,Laurie Goodstein,Alex Gibney,Tony Volante,Lisa Rinzler,Gary Smith,Terry Kohut,Rembert Weakland,John Slattery,Jamey Sheridan,David Hocs,Jason Berry,Eimhear O’Neill,Pat Kuehn,Richard Sipe,Patrick Wall,Bill Chesley,Allan Zaleski,Jessica Kingdon,Marco Politi,Robert “Spike” Mickens,Fredric B. Blankfein,Gonzalo Cordoba,Markus Kirschner,Arthur Budzinski,Geoffrey Robertson,Sheila Nevins,Jeff Anderson,Thomas Doyle,Lori Singer,Ethan Hawke,Christine Field,Chris Cooper.
Q: When Did the “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” Released?
A: The Movie “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” originally aired on 2012-11-16 and released in the year of 2013.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” ?
A: “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
