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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012 · 106 min

A sober, methodical investigation that builds quiet outrage as it traces institutional silence and its human cost.

Overview: Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, earnest and tense. Measured and demanding.
About: Corruption, power, justice, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
power
justice
trauma
faith
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild