Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
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Original title | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2012 |
length | 106 minutes |
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Director | Alex Gibney |
script | Alex Gibney |
production | Alex Gibney Alexandra Johnes Kristen Vaurio Jedd Wider Todd Wider |
music |
Ivor Guest Robert Logan |
camera | Lisa Rinzler |
cut | Sloane Klevin |
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is a 2012 documentary directed by Alex Gibney . The film details the first known protest against ecclesiastical sexual abuse in the United States by four deaf men.
The film was on 9 September 2012 at the International Film Festival in Toronto premiere. The limited theatrical release followed on November 16, 2012. The film had its television premiere on February 4, 2013 on the cable channel HBO .
The title is derived from the Latin formula mea maxima culpa , which comes from a section of the Roman Catholic mass liturgy, the confession of guilt.
Table of contents
The film follows the documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney in his educational work, as he investigated the abuse of power in the system of the Catholic Church and followed the life stories of four deaf men. He wanted to convict the perpetrators (priests), by whom the children had been abused in the mid-1960s. Each of these men was a witness in the public protest against clerical sexual abuse that later became known as the " Lawrence C. Murphy Case ."
criticism
The film received mostly positive feedback from the critics. Thus, rotten tomatoes an average rating of 98% at 47 reviews; 92% of the visitors rated the film positively. Metacritic has an average rating of 73% based on 16 reviews and an average user rating of 9.4 out of 10 points.
Web links
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God at rottentomatoes.com, accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God at metacritic.com, accessed July 8, 2013