Conspiracy of Silence
– When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to ..
When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
20 Jan 2006
English
John Deery
John Deery
Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack
A can of worms is opened within the Irish Catholic Church following two controversial incidents, the suicide of Frank Sweeney, a parish priest and the expulsion of Daniel McLaughlin, a young trainee priest from a nearby seminary, on the grounds that he was open to the sexual advances of a male colleague. A local journalist, David Foley, is convinced that Sweeney's death and Daniel's expulsion are linked. Desperate to clear his good name and be re-instated, Daniel agrees to talk to Foley. As the story gathers momentum, the Church closes ranks.
2 wins & 3 nominations.
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