Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Name: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-11-16
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, John Slattery, Brady Bryson

2012·Movie·106 min·★ 7.3(64)

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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.

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About Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is a 2012 English-language documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. The cast is led by Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God was produced by HBO Documentary Films, Jigsaw Productions, and Wider Film Projects and made in United States of America and United Kingdom. It was released on November 16, 2012.

Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Release date: November 16, 2012
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Production: HBO Documentary Films, Jigsaw Productions, Wider Film Projects

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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God cast & crew

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God was directed by Alex Gibney and written by Alex Gibney.

The cast features Jamey Sheridan as Terry (voice), Chris Cooper as Gary (voice), Ethan Hawke as Pat (voice), John Slattery as Arthur (voice), Brady Bryson as Deaf Child, and Pius XI. as Self (archive footage).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ivor Guest, cinematography is by Lisa Rinzler, and it was produced by Sheila Nevins and Alex Gibney.

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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 64 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

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