“A story of sin, betrayal, and the power of truth.”

Indeed. Check out the official film Web site for more details. Not that the site itself is extraordinary. It isn’t. But the film, an unflinching documentary about childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest, is. Even more extraordinary is the courage of Tony Comes, the Toledo firefighter at the center of the documentary who bares every conceivable emotional scar, and then some.

(A small example: How can you not be moved by the sight of a tearful father explaining to his young daughter why he’s upset that his abuser moved in down the block, and why she needs to stay away from him?)

Screenings all over the place this month, and an HBO premiere on June 28.

Great poster art, too.

(Full disclosure note: I am doing a bit of online marketing outreach for this film. This posting is irrelevant to my fee. I do work for a lot of films; I don’t intend to blog about them all.)

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2005 at 5:53 am and is filed under This 'n' That.