Spotlight (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Thomas McCarthy, Tom McCarthy

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Gene Amoroso, Jamey Sheridan, Billy Crudup
Contributors: Thomas McCarthy, Josh Singer, Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar, Howard Shore, Masanobu Takayanagi, Tom McCarthy
Studio: eOne Entertainment
Genre: Thriller
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 23 May 2016
Originally Issued: 2015
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 129 minutes

Description

Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Rachel McAdams star in this drama about the Boston Globe's uncovering of a widespread sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. The film follows the reporters of the paper's Spotlight Team, Michael Rezendes (Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d'Arcy James), and their team editor Walter 'Robby' Robinson (Keaton) as they work to satisfy the Globe's new top editor (Liev Schreiber)'s demands for an impactful local story. Investigating the scandal on multiple fronts, the journalists work at length to expose the alleged historic child abuse carried out by the Massachusetts clergy and how it was able to be concealed and covered up for so many years.

Their combined efforts would ultimately win the paper the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor (Ruffalo) and Best Supporting Actress (McAdams), winning statuettes for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Access
• Other Documentary: 'Uncovering the Truth: A Spolight Team Roundtable', 'Spotlight: A Look Inside', 'The State of Journalism'