Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)
Deliver Us from Evil | |
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Directed by | Amy J. Berg |
Written by | Amy J. Berg |
Produced by | Amy J. Berg Matthew Cooke Frank Donner Hermass Lassalle |
Starring | Ann, Maria & Bob Jyono Nancy Sloan Adam, Becky & Phil M. Thomas Doyle Patrick Wall John Manly Jeff Anderson Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea Case & Jane Degroot Oliver O'Grady |
Cinematography | Jacob Kusk Jens Schlosser |
Edited by | Matthew Cooke |
Music by | Joseph Arthur Mick Harvey |
Production company | Disarming Films |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $327,205 |
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2006 American
Synopsis
The film chronicles O'Grady's years as a priest in Northern California, where he committed his crimes. After being convicted of child molestation in 1993 and serving seven years in prison, he was
Reception
The film was well received by critics. It earned a 100 percent "Fresh" critics rating from
The Irish Independent criticized Berg for having filmed children in Ireland without their knowledge or that of their families.[8]
Aftermath
After the documentary was shown on Dutch national TV in April 2010, members of a parish in Schiedam recognized O'Grady as having been an active volunteer in the parish until January 2010. They had known nothing about his background. He had also been active in the Netherlands as an organizer of children's parties.[9]
Inspiration
Amy J. Berg in an interview with the International Documentary Association cites the cinema verité as well as the works of Stanley Kubrick, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Tomas Vinterberg, Alejandro Innaritu, Gus Van Sant, Lars Von Trier as inspirations.[10] In another interview Berg cited documentarian Michael Moore and the Dogma 95 film movement.[11]
See also
- Catholic Church sexual abuse cases
- Roger Mahony's role in covering up sexual abuse in the Los Angeles Archdiocese
- Twist of Faith (2005), an HBO documentary film about abuse in the Catholic Church
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012), another HBO documentary
- Holy Water-Gate, a 2004 documentary
- Secrets of the Vatican, a 2014 documentary
- Sex Crimes and the Vatican, a 2006 BBC documentary
- child sex abuse in the Boston area by Catholic priests[12]
- List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a film review aggregator website
References
- ^ Guccione, Jean (May 11, 2005). "A Glimpse at the Mind of a Pedophile". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The New York Times: Deliver Us from Evil". The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ^ Thomson, Desson (November 10, 2006). "An Unassuming Face of 'Evil'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Stein, Ruthe (October 27, 2006). "The bitter wake of a pedophile protected by the church". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes' Best Documentary Movies". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Deliver Us From Evil". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Deliver Us from Evil". Metacritic.
- ^ Hickey, Walshe. "Uproar as school footage used in film on pedophile". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2006.
- ^ "Convicted Irish priest active in the Netherlands". NRC Handelsblad. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Meet the DocuWeek Filmmakers: Amy Berg--'Deliver Us From Evil'". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Indiewire (2006-10-13). "indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Amy Berg, director of "Deliver Us From Evil"". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- Boston Phoenix. Archived from the originalon October 10, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.