Fresh
Dick's film puts a human face on a churchwide scandal that sometimes seems too big to comprehend.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Overview
A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.
Director and cast
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It's a demanding film but one filled with important truths about humanity in all its denominations.
Shawn Hubler, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The pain and the contradictions and the ironies are manifold, and Dick...does justice to all.
Ron Stringer, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Kirby Dick's damning, Oscar- nominated documentary, Twist of Fate, puts a face on the clerical sex scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
Abuses of power are all the more shocking when the betrayers are expected to be figures of moral integrity.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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