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Movie Info

A young man (Jonathan Forbes) gets kicked out of an Irish seminary, while a reporter (Jason Barry) investigates the suicide of a priest.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

John Deery
Producer:

Davina Stanley
Writer:

John Deery
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 19, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$2.6K
Runtime:

1h 26m

Cast & Crew

Jonathan Forbes
Daniel McLaughlin

Jason Barry
David Foley

Brenda Fricker
Annie McLaughlin

Hugh Bonneville
Father Jack Dowling

John Lynch
Father Matthew Francis

Jim Norton
Bishop Michael Quinn

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Critic Reviews for Conspiracy of Silence

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (16)

Isn't quite up to the task of intelligently advocating for change.

March 18, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
A good cast (Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville and assorted veterans of British and Irish film and TV) gives Deery's film weight and credibility.

March 11, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
The need to portray the powers-that-be at all levels -- from the Vatican to the local parish -- in the worst possible light intrudes upon the movie, making it feel like a personal vendetta.

February 11, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
Certainly a debate over the church's tradition of an unmarried clergy ... could be a good and worthy one. But a quick, clumsy melodrama -- complete with awkward, pop-scored sex scenes -- isn't the best venue.

December 3, 2004

Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
While the subject of enforced priestly celibacy is important, here it is dealt with in a workman-like manner lacking vibrancy.

December 3, 2004 | Rating: 2/4

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Deery's points are well-taken, but they would have been a lot better made if he hadn't taken so many easy shots at the church by demonizing its local authorities.

December 3, 2004 | Rating: 2/4

Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
Catholic nay-sayers will probably have a field day with the movie, but most would be better served by any one of the numerous documentaries that cover the same topic.

August 8, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
The kind of film that has its heart in the right place: exposing corruption. But it loses credibility by doing so in a melodramatic way.

March 17, 2005 | Rating: 2/4

Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
[A] fervent yet scattershot film.

March 10, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly
Conspiracy of Silence is well-meaning but has has no faith in its audience.

January 29, 2005 | Rating: 2/4

Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
Though Conspiracy of Silence misses a chance at being a first-rate drama, it sheds much-needed light on an area that the mainstream press has mysteriously abandoned.

December 8, 2004 | Full Review…

Eric Monder
Film Journal International

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Audience Reviews for Conspiracy of Silence

Mar 02, 2011

Interesting insights into the cloistered life of priests. The movie examines the concept of celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church, showing the hypocritical, political, and detrimental effects it has on them. Good cast. Decently done.

Cynthia S Super Reviewer