Dark Secrets Disclosed

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2016)

In 2001, the Jewish editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) is hired by The Boston Globe and he asks the Spotlight team to investigate the priest John Geoghan that was accused of abusing children and the lawyer Mitchell Garabedian (Stanley Tucci) that has told that Cardinal Law (Len Cariou) knew what his priest did. Walter 'Robby' Robinson (Michael Keaton), Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d'Arcy James) are fully supported by Baron and their leader Ben Bradlee, Jr. (John Slattery) to set in motion the investigation of the priest and they contact the initially reluctant Garabedian; the lawyer Eric Macleish (Billy Crudup) that has defended many victims; the leader of the victims' rights organization Phil Saviano (Neal Huff); and several victims that accept to meet them. After one year investigation, they confirm the names of twenty pedophile priest in Boston and they publish the story showing that Cardinal Law had prior knowledge of the priests' abuse of children.
"Spotlight" is based on a true story about the infamous Boston scandal when dark secrets of the Catholic Church were disclosed forcing the church to take responsibility for the shameful acts of some of their priests. The story stops with the publication of the scandal with names and other victims contacting the newspaper team. The screenplay, direction and performances are top-notch. Just as curiosity, the following link (http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/spotlight/) shows the real face of several "Spotlight" characters. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Spotlight: Segredos Revelados" ("Spotlight: Secrets Disclosed")