Conspiracy of Silence

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6.5/10

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A can of worms is opened within the Irish Catholic Church, following the suicide of a parish priest, and the expulsion of a young trainee, on the grounds that he was open to sexual advances from a male colleague.

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A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Cath... Read allA Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

432

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

Trivia
The team sport discussed and then played in the early part of the film is Hurling. Hurling (Irish: Iománaíocht/Iomáint), one of Ireland's native Gaelic games. Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered in Ireland by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The game has ancient origins, and is known to have been played for over 3,000 years. In some ways similar to the North American game of Lacrosse, in terms of game play, both are often touted as the world's fastest team field game.

Quotes
Daniel McLaughlin: Ya, I was celibate... from the moment I joined the seminary... until last night.

Soundtracks
All I Want Is You
Written by Bono ( as Hewson), Adam Clayton (as Clayton),The Edge (as Evans), Larry Mullen Jr. (as Mullen)
Used by permission of Blue Mountain Music Ltd/Rykomusic Ltd
Performed by Bellefire
Licensed by courtesy of Virgin Records Limited

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Featured review

10/10

Well told story about a controversial subject

Well told story (sorry, but I do suspend my disbelief whenever watching dramas) that's very well dramatised, about the controversial subject of celibacy among the priesthood of the Catholic church. You get a bit of a history lesson about the subject too. No doubt this film falls into the category of a film with a "message" to the Church itself, but that doesn't detract in any way from the entertainment value of the story if you're not Catholic and don't have an axe to grind about this subject.

Well acted, beautifully filmed and thoroughly entertaining - what more do I need? What's more, no big name actors, so you can concentrate and enjoy the story for what it is.