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Conspiracy of Silence
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Based on 13 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: John Deery
Directed by: John Deery
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 3, 2004
DVD: July 19, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: UK
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Jonathan Forbes, Hugh Bonneville, Brenda Fricker, Sean McGinley, Hugh Quarshie, Jason Barry, John Lynch, Jim Norton, and Catherine Cusack
Set in modern day Ireland and ripped from today's headlines, Conspiracy of Silence is a controversial thriller that dares to ask the question - how far will the Catholic Church go to cover-up its own corruption? (Watch Entertainment)
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What The Critics Said
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Film Threat Bob Westal
It's not often that a film changes history, but it's just possible that Irish writer-director John Deery's righteously energetic Conspiracy of Silence just might help alter the course of 21st century Catholicism.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
A challenging, thought-provoking debut that compassionately questions the relevance of celibacy in the Catholic Church.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Anita Gates
Deery's modest drama is one big, obvious argument against the vow of celibacy for Roman Catholic priests, but it has heart.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Deery's points are well-taken, but they would have been a lot better made if he hadn't taken so many easy shots at the church by demonizing its local authorities.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Touches on issues raised in "Bad Education," but without Pedro Almodovar's flamboyant elegance.
Read Full Review >Variety Jay Weissberg
Deery lays out a story devoid of subtlety, in which characters are too easily pigeonholed and issues exist only in absolutes.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Want Jesuitical fineness of argument? Look elsewhere. This one merely answers the prayers of those looking for an argument.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The story meanders, but the subject is timely and important.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Connie Ogle
A film based on this information is potentially interesting, but Conspiracy of Silence, set in modern-day Ireland, is incoherent and often hard to follow.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ed Halter
Due to Conspiracy's TV-movie simplicity, it's unclear whether this is an actual issue, or just something spicy to be cooked up in the potboiler.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The limp thriller plot Deery constructs to frame his theological inquiries is both artificial and not very interesting, a lethal combination.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
A well-intentioned but ultimately incompetent Irish dud.
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