

Break the story. Break the silence.
The true story of how 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.
DramaHistorypedophiliafloridanewspaperjournalistchild abusecourtjudgeboston, massachusettsjournalismsex scandalvictimbased on true story
- Harm to children
- Sexual violence
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and resolved.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Mark RuffaloMichael Rezendes
- Michael KeatonWalter 'Robby' Robinson
- Rachel McAdamsSacha Pfeiffer
- Liev SchreiberMarty Baron
- John SlatteryBen Bradlee, Jr.
- Brian d'Arcy JamesMatt Carroll
- Stanley TucciMitchell Garabedian
- Elena WohlBarbara
- Gene AmorosoSteve Kurkjian
- Doug MurrayPeter Canellos
Crew
- Tom McCarthyDirector
- Tom McCarthyWriter
- Josh SingerWriter
- Masanobu TakayanagiDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Tom McArdleEditor
- Steve GolinProducer
- Michael SugarProducer
- Nicole RocklinProducer
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