Conspiracy of Silence

– When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

20 Jan 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

John Deery

Writer:

John Deery

Main Actors:

Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Flick Features

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
Metacritic:
46%