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Break the story. Break the silence.
Rating: 7.8 out of 10TMDB(9.1K votes)
Overview
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 4 awards, including the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2016)
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (2016)
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Box office
Grossed $98.7M worldwide, about 4.9 times its $20M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Hamilton, Toronto and Boston
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Setting
Set in Boston
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Music
Music by Howard Shore
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tom McCarthyWriter
- Josh SingerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 6, 2015
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $98.7M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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