Deliver Us From Evil (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 68 Fresh: 68 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.3/10
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Deliver Us From Evil is a superb documentary and a searing look at an institution protecting its leaders at the expense of its followers. A profoundly disturbing chronicle of a wolf in sheep's clothing, the film builds a clear-eyed case against pedophile priest Oliver O'Grady, and the Catholic bureaucracy that protected him. The recollections of O’Grady's victims are nothing short of shocking and heartbreaking.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 13, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Director Amy Berg helms this shocking documentary, which looks at the activities of a priest named Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady had been identified by the Catholic church as a pedophile, but they allowed him to continue to work and molest children throughout the 1970s. Berg draws on interview... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
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This is a powerful film that will horrify you and make you angry, if you dare to see it.
07/26/07
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05/18/07
Um relato avassalador sobre a demagogia dos altos escalões da Igreja Católica, que prefere proteger seus interesses corporativos a impedir abusos contra crianças.
05/15/07
A sobering look at paedophilia in the Catholic Church, Amy Berg's gripping documentary reveals disturbing facts, but even more disturbingly, about its cover up.
05/13/07
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05/03/07
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03/10/07
Although each story is compelling, among the most heart-wrenching may be that of the Japanese-Irish couple who welcomed the new parish priest, who often slept over at their house, and who now feel responsible for letting the wolf in their door.
03/09/07
A riveting, emotionally charged and startling big-screen experience. But it does more than just deliver to filmgoers. It may find a Holy Grail of real societal change for a larger constituency.
03/01/07
Berg's portrait of a sociopath is as chilling as any in recent memory.
01/31/07
Deliver Us Evil is more terrifying than any horror movie, because it's about something that really happened.
12/15/06
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Some films make you think, some make you cry, and others make you cringe. "Deliver Us From Evil," which catalogs the destruction caused by a child-molesting Catholic priest, inspires all three reactions.
12/14/06
[Amy] Berg has crafted a disturbing and well-made documentary that sheds additional light on this continuously unfolding scandal.
12/13/06
Berg makes a compelling case that this is THE scandal of an American generation.
11/15/06
Watching Amy Berg's powerful documentary Deliver Us from Evil is a wrenching experience; her subjects reveal to the camera almost unbearable levels of anguish, and its audience walks away feeling both numbness and rage.
11/10/06
A compelling piece of journalism arguing O'Grady is one of hundreds of 'sexualized' priests shielded by an absolute bureaucracy that's been corrupted absolutely.
11/10/06
A documentary with the power to affect even the most jaded of moviegoers.
11/10/06
It is a heartbreaking story of betrayed trust, broken faith and the misuse of privilege.
11/09/06
Works best when it concentrates on O'Grady and the ever-rippling effect of his transgressions.
11/09/06
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