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Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

Not Rated | | Documentary, Crime | 2 April 2008 (France)
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Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

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Adam ...
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Jeff Anderson ...
Himself
Pope Benedict XVI ...
Himself (archive footage)
Monsignor Cain ...
Himself (archive footage)
Case Degroot ...
Himself
Jane Degroot ...
Herself
Thomas Doyle ...
Himself (as Father Tom Doyle)
Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea ...
Herself - Psychologist (as Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea)
Bill Hodgman ...
Himself - LA Deputy DA
Anne Jyono ...
Herself
Bob Jyono ...
Himself
Maria Jyono ...
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Frank Keating ...
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Roger Mahony ...
Himself (as Cardinal Roger Mahony)
John Manly ...
Himself - Attorney for the Jyonos
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Moving from one parish to another in Northern California during the 1970s, Father Oliver O'Grady quickly won each congregation's trust and respect. Unbeknownst to them, O'Grady was a dangerously active pedophile that Church hierarchy, aware of his predilection, had harbored for over 30 years, allowing him to abuse countless children. Juxtaposing an extended, deeply unsettling interview with O'Grady himself with the tragic stories of his victims, filmmaker Amy Berg bravely exposes the deep corruption of the Catholic Church and the troubled mind of the man they sheltered. Written by Production

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For the victims, there's no such thing as salvation. See more »

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Délivrez-nous du mal  »

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Opening Weekend:

$15,656 (USA) (13 October 2006)

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$30,577,122 (USA) (8 August 2014)
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Bob Jyono: I made up my mind. There is no God. I do not believe in a God, all right? All these rules, everything... they're made up by man, you know?
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Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Revertentum
Written by Jim White / Michael Turner (as Mick Turner) / Warren Ellis / Nick Cave on behalf of Bug Music Ltd
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An Awesome Documentary!
15 May 2007 | by (Las Vegas, NV USA) – See all my reviews

I had never been aware of this movie but happened upon the title here on IMDb by accident. God DOES work in mysterious ways, because He may have led me to this great film.

I'm not Roman Catholic, but I am a Christian. However, whether one is "religious" or not should have no effect on a basic understanding of right and wrong/good and evil. It is wrong to molest anyone, let alone children. This thoughtful documentary by Ms. Berg will tear at your heart as you view it. There are no magic answers here. The film will make no one feel "better" about what has gone in in the Catholic church for centuries. What the film WILL do is help you better understand the life-long pain that sexual abuse brings not only directly to the victim, but indirectly to families and even future relationships.

Ms. Berg's film brings sexual abuse to the viewer in a truthful and compassionate way that I've never seen before. Not that there has never been sexual abuse of children by a Baptist minister or Jewish Rabbi or others who wear the "cloth" of clergy...I'm sure there has been...but the systematic cover up by the Roman Catholic church should be an embarrassment to all officials in the Church, from the Pope down to the Parish Priest.

Every seminary student, regardless of his or her religion, should be required to see this movie. Every Roman Catholic should see this movie. Everyone who breaths air should see this movie and talk about it to everyone else.


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