Conspiracy of Silence Movie Review 2003

A desperately unbiased Irish drama about the troubles arising from priests required to take the vow of celibacy. Director John Deery is very obviously claiming that these otherwise good men are forced into a life of quiet lust and despair, leading to suicide and disturbing homosexual relations. Although well-acted, Deery's characters are presented in such sharp black or white, good or bad, friend or enemy, that it's kind of like watching a man argue with himself.

Distribution

TLA Releasing, 234 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, Phone: (215)733-0608, Toll-free: 800-333-8521, Fax: (215)733-0637, Email: sales@tlavideo.com, URL: http://www.tlareleasing.com

Available on DVD
Running time 84 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religion, Ireland, Suicide, AIDS

Screenplay

John Deery

Cast

Jason Barry, Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville, John Lynch, Jim Norton, Sean McGinley, James Ellis, Hugh Quarshie, Fintan McKeown, Jonathan Forbes, Catherine Cusack, Catherine Walker, Patrick Casey, Owen McDonnell

Cinematography

Jason Lehel

Director

John Deery

Music

Stephen Parsons, Francis Haines

Other

Gay Byrne, Jim Greenhorn, Jamie Trevill, Dave Warren, Suzanne Cave, John Ebden

Producer

Davina Stanley, Flick Features