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Release Date:
20 January 2006 (Mexico) moreGenre:
DramaTagline:
Sex. Lies. Murder... All In The Name Of God...Plot:
A can of worms is opened within the Irish Catholic Church following two controversial incidents, the suicide of Frank Sweeney... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Finding Neverland Named Best Picture by National Board of Review(From IMDb News. 1 December 2004)
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Interesting but flawed drama moreCast
(Credited cast) | Jonathan Forbes | ... | Daniel McLaughlin |
 | Hugh Bonneville | ... | Fr. Jack Dowling |
| Brenda Fricker | ... | Annie McLaughlin |
| Sean McGinley | ... | Rector Cathal |
| Hugh Quarshie | ... | Fr. Joseph Ennis |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Jason Barry | ... | David Foley |
| Paudge Behan | ... | Niall |
 | Sean Boru | ... | Father Murphy |
| Olivia Caffrey | ... | Liz Foley |
| Tommy Carey | ... | Sean |
| Patrick Casey | ... | Father Sweeney |
| Carmel Cryan | ... | Mrs. McDermott |
| Catherine Cusack | ... | Mary McLaughlin |
| Patrick Doyle | ... | Senior Umpire #1 |
| Patrick Duggan | ... | Micky |
| Christopher Dunne | ... | Fr. Martin Hennessy |
| Jim Dunne | ... | Senior Umpire #2 |
| James Ellis | ... | Jim O'Brien |
| Anna Rose Fullen | ... | Martha |
| Jim Howlin | ... | Team Manager |
| Jason Kavanagh | ... | Liam |
| Sinead Keenan | ... | Majella |
| John Lynch | ... | Fr. Matthew Francis |
| Edward MacLiam | ... | Fitzpatrick |
| Owen McDonnell | ... | Noel |
 | Fintan McKeown | ... | Monsignor Thomas |
| Kevin McMahon | ... | Donal |
| Brendan McNamara | ... | Declan |
| Justine Mitchell | ... | Assistant Floor Manager |
 | Ciaran Murtagh | ... | Michael |
| Jim Norton | ... | Bishop Michael Quinn |
| Niall O'Brien | ... | John |
| Christopher O'Dowd | ... | James |
| Aidan O'Hara | ... | Paul |
| Aidan O'Hare | ... | Pual |
| Lillian Patton | ... | Molly |
| Sid Rainey | ... | Joe |
| Phil Roache | ... | Supporter |
| Fergal Spelman | ... | TV Director |
| Elaine Symons | ... | Marie |
| Harry Towb | ... | Father Doherty |
| Catherine Walker | ... | Sinead |
| Nuala Walsh | ... | Mrs. McGlynn |
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Continuity: The scene on the Bus shows an old man gazing out of the window - this extra is also the priest at the very end of the line of priests shown in the opening scene in the Vatican. moreFAQ
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This is an interesting drama built on some questionable premises: 1. That many priests are HIV positive, and 2. That a good student would be summarily expelled from seminary because he visited another seminarian's room alone in the early evening. Premise #1 seems to me unlikely, especially in the United States, but in Ireland...who knows?
Premise #2 is the situation which sets this drama in motion, but it is almost unbelievable that this seminary would expel a student for possible but unproven sexual misconduct, when the whole culture of the seminary was to keep any such conduct, real or imagined, deeply buried in secrecy.
That said, the problem of clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church is explored and handled well. The actors are all credible and the film moves swiftly toward the final confrontation scene when all the secret sins are exposed. Then the film is suddenly over, leaving many unexplained plot strands dangling and unresolved.
Luckily the DVD contains sub-titles in English. You will need them to understand the swiftly-paced Irish brogue employed by the cast.