Spotlight

Spotlight is a 2015 American English - language film directed and written by Tom McCarthy. It is a biographical drama film starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and Stanley Tucci. The film starts in 2001 when a Jewish editor Marty Baron is hired by The Boston Globe and he asks the Spotlight team to investigate the priest John Geoghan who was accused of abusing children and is considered to be a pedophile. Also, to investigate lawyer Mitchell Garabedian who has told that Cardinal Law knew what his priest did. Walter 'Robby' Robinson, Mike Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll are fully supported by Baron and their leader Ben Bradlee, Jr. to carry out the investigation of the priest in full swing and they contact the Garabedian who was initially reluctant. The lawyer Eric Macleish that has defended many victims accepted to meet and help them. After one year of investigation, they confirm the names of twenty pedophile priests in Boston and publish the story showing that Cardinal Law had prior knowledge of the priests' abuse of children.