Spotlight

Director: Tom McCarthy • US

Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, and Stanley Tucci, Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award®-nominee Tom McCarthy, Spotlight is a tense investigative dramatic thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.

Year: 2015
Language: English
Running Time: 128 min
Festival Program: Closing Night

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Paul & Ellen Gignilliat