Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Amy Berg

Writer (WGA):

Amy Berg (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Documentary | Crime

Tagline:

For some there's no such thing as salvation.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Catholic Church | Pedophile | 1970s | Child Rape | Sex Crime

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Adam	...	Himself
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
Bill Hodgman	...	Himself
Anne Jyono	...	Herself
Bob Jyono	...	Himself
Maria Jyono	...	Herself
Frank Keating	...	Himself
Roger Cardinal Mahony	...	Himself
John Manley	...	Himself, Attorney for the Jyonos (as John Manly)
Oliver O'Grady	...	Himself
Nancy Sloan	...	Herself
Mike Walker	...	Himself
Patrick Wall	...	Himself, Theologean
Paula Zahn	...	Herself (archive footage)

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:Unrated | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Disarming Films

Quotes:

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?

Movie Connections:

Features "Paula Zahn Now" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Hallelujah

An Awesome Documentary!

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.