Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 90 minutes
Academy Award winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) and Golden Globe nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) lead a stellar ensemble cast in this heart-stopping story of love and faith amid a world of shadows and secrets.
Year of production : 2003 Director(s) : John DEERY Writer(s) : John DEERY Cast : Brenda FRICKER, Hugh BONNEVILLE, Jonathan FORBES, Chris O'DOWD, John LYNCH Producer(s) : John DEERY, Davina STANLEY
Based on true events, Conspiracy of Silence tells the story of a young priest torn between the love for his girlfriend and his vocation to the Catholic Church. The film highlights the Church’s present-day dilemma on its ban on sex and enforced celibacy. The film provokes debate and calls into question the Vatican’s stance on celibacy. With a supberb British and Irish ensemble cast including Academy AwardTM winner Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville, John Lynch and Sean McGinley, Conspiracy of Silence is a provocative, timely and highly-controversial drama set in Ireland. The film challenges celibacy and its implication for the Catholic Church in the 21st century.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM