Spotlight

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Original title: Spotlight
Year: 2015
Running time: 121 min.
Country: United States
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Screenwriter: Thomas McCarthy, Josh Singer
Music: Howard Shore
Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Gene Amoroso, Billy Crudup, Elena Wohl, Doug Murray, Sharon McFarlane, Jamey Sheridan, Neal Huff, Robert B. Kennedy, Duane Murray, Brian Chamberlain, Michael Cyril Creighton, Paul Guilfoyle, Michael Countryman
Producer: Open Road Films / Participant Media / First Look / Anonymous Content / Rocklin
Genre: Drama | Journalism. Religion. Sexual Abuse. Based On A True Story
Synopsis / Plot: The true story of how in 2002 the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Awards: 2015: 2 Academy Awards: Best Picture & Original Screenplay. 6 Nominations

2015: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Picture Drama, Director & Screenplay

2015: BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay

2015: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2015: Toronto Film Festival: Second Runner-up Best Film

2015: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Best 2015 Films

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2015: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

2015: Independent Spirit Awards: 5 Awards including Best Film & Director

2015: National Board of Review (NBR): Top Ten Films

2015: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Keaton)

2015: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film & Screenplay

2015: Critics Choice Awards: Best Picture, Cast & Original Screenplay

2015: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Film

2015: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

2015: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Original Screenplay

2015: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Cast

2015: Gotham Awards: Best Picture, Cast & Screenplay

2015: Satellite Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay & Ensemble. 8 Nominations

2015: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay. 4 Nominations

Critics' reviews

"Scintillating, superb 'Spotlight' may just be the best film about inspirational investigative journalism since 'All The President's Men'."

Jessica Kiang: IndieWire
"Brilliantly acted (...) and flawlessly directed by Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight'' is one of the year's best films (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"A landmark film about investigative journalism and the year's most thrilling detective story. Keaton and Ruffalo lead a cast of exceptional actors who could not be better or more fully committed. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"'Spotlight' is a gripping detective story and a superlative newsroom drama, a solid procedural that tries to confront evil without sensationalism."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"A superbly controlled and engrossingly detailed account of the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the widespread pedophilia scandals and subsequent cover-ups within the Catholic Church."

Justin Chang: Variety
"An explosive topic gets a prosaic treatment. (...) A would-be 'All the Cardinal's Men' (...) populated with one-dimensional characters enacting a connect-the-dots screenplay quite devoid of life"

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"This taut drama from Tom McCarthy ranks among the few journalistic procedurals that deserves to be mentioned alongside “All the President’s Men”."

Alonso Duralde: The Wrap
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