SPOTLIGHT

Logline:                                

Break the story. Break the silence.

Their story stunned a city. Their courage changed the world.

The true story behind the scandal that shook the world.

Director: Tom McCarthy

Screenplay: Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer

Stars: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup and Stanley Tucci

Genre: Drama, Thriller

SYNOPSIS 1 

SPOTLIGHT tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.

SYNOPSIS 2

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

MTRCB Rating: R16 (Children below 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult)

Running Time: 2 hours and 7 minutes

Released by: Solar Pictures

Official website: http://spotlightthefilm.com/