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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 delve into allegations of abuse in...

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Uniform Title:Spotlight (Motion picture)
Other Authors: McCarthy, Tom, 1966- (Screenwriter), Singer, Josh (Screenwriter), Ruffalo, Mark (Actor), Keaton, Michael, 1951- (Actor), McAdams, Rachel, 1978- (Actor), Schreiber, Liev (Actor), Slattery, John, 1962- (Actor), James, Brian D'Arcy (Actor), Tucci, Stanley (Actor), Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Actor), Guilfoyle, Paul (Actor), Sheridan, Jamey (Actor), Cariou, Len (Actor), Huff, Neal (Actor), Takayanagi, Masanobu (director of photography.), Shore, Howard (composer (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]
Edition:[DVD].
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Clergy > Sexual behavior > Drama.
Boston globe > Drama.
Investigative reporting > Drama.
Child sexual abuse > Drama.
Boston (Mass.) > Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Journalism films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary: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 delve 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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: Uncovering the truth: A spotlight team roundtable ; Spotlight: a look inside ; The state of journalism.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for some language including sexual references.
Awards:Academy Awards, 2016: Best motion picture of the year and Best writing, original screenplay.
Screen Actors Guild, 2016: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Masanobu Takayanagi ; production designer, Stephen Carter ; editor, Tom McArdle ; music, Howard Shore.