Conspiracy of Silence Synopsis:
Year: 2003
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: John Deery
Writer: John Deery
Cast: Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack
A can of worms is opened within the Irish Catholic Church following two controversial incidents, the suicide of Frank Sweeney, a parish priest and the expulsion of Daniel McLaughlin, a young trainee priest from a nearby seminary, on the grounds that he was open to the sexual advances of a male colleague. A local journalist, David Foley, is convinced that Sweeney's death and Daniel's expulsion are linked. Desperate to clear his good name and be re-instated, Daniel agrees to talk to Foley. As the story gathers momentum, the Church closes ranks.