Deliver Us from Evil
2006 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 7.1 · 93% critics
This documentary investigates a priest accused of abusing children and the institutional failures that allowed it to continue. Through victim and family testimony, legal records, and an on-camera interview with the offender, it examines betrayal of trust, long-lasting harm, and how authority figures protected themselves instead of the vulnerable.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-06-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (209 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a hard-hitting, real-world investigation into abuse and institutional cover-ups, similar to Capturing the Friedmans or The Innocence Files; Not for you if you avoid upsetting, angering material.
Pros: powerful victim testimonies; unsettling offender interview; eye-opening institutional scrutiny | Cons: extremely distressing subject; occasional loss of focus; some debated claims
Themes
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
- OO
Oliver O'Grady
as Himself
- TD
Thomas P. Doyle
as Himself
Benedict XVI
as Himself (archive footage)
- AD
Adam
as Himself
- MC
Monsignor Cain
as Himself (archive footage)
- JD
Jane Degroot
as Herself
- AJ
Ann Marie Jyono
as Herself
Directed by Amy J. Berg