Spotlight

Spotlight approached a quite tough topic. Throughout the narrative, it properly depicted most of the actual real-life events, though certain occurrences were altered. Spotlight is a film produced by Todd McCarthy, and inspired by a screenplay by McCarthy and Josh Singer. It is about an investigative reporting crew, which uncovered extensive sexual abuse of minors by the Catholic priests in Boston. Spotlight was nominated for An Academy award for both Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

The Spotlight movie only covers a one-year period, from summer 2001 to the release of the team’s report on January 7, 2002. In reality, the team wrote approximately 600 pieces exposing the scandal, earning a 2003 Pulitzer Prize. The reporters then got calls from nearly 300 victims in the weeks that followed, all of them were adults who had been abused years ago.

In the film, the investigation forced Cardinal Law to retire immediately. However, in real life, Law was not fired; he was even promoted. The Church has remained silent for years and refused to say anything about the horrific crimes discovered by the reporters.

Release year: 2015

Director: Tom McCarthy

IMDB Score: 8.1/10