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Deliver Us From Evil

Documentary A documentary about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal. FROM DIRECTOR AMY BERG: Just a year and a half ago, after spending over four years on the same story for CNN and CBS before that, a pedophile priest named Oliver O'Grady decided he would participate in the film I wanted to make. It became Deliver Us From Evil -- the story from inside the sickest mind possible, the secrets that were meant to stay in the private files and crypts of ... [+]
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Courageous, shattering and exceptional documentary." POS
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"Clear-sighted, tough-minded and devastating, a portrait of individual criminality and institutional indifference, a study in the betrayal of trust and the irresponsibility of authority."  POS
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
"Another angry, searching document about pedophile priests, Deliver Us from Evil makes for unexpectedly gripping drama." POS
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New York Post
New York Post
"This superb documentary about the Catholic Church's worst pedophile scandal is in many ways far scarier than any fiction."  POS
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SFGATE
SFGATE
"The spellbinding power of this almost certain Oscar nominee for best documentary comes from its chilling subject matter."  POS
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"It isn't often you get to meet the devil in all his glory, but here he is in 'Deliver Us From Evil', and his name is Father Oliver O'Grady." POS
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"With an immediacy and intimacy that news reports can't provide, this deeply affecting documentary explores the pedophile crisis that has shaken the edifice of the Catholic Church." POS
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ReelViews
ReelViews
"With 'Deliver Us from Evil', Berg has been uncompromising in the picture she paints. She pulls no punches and makes no apologies." POS
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"'Deliver Us From Evil' has a few things wrong with it, including an egregious musical score, but without resorting to sucker punches, it takes your breath away while making your skin crawl." POS
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