| | | Innocence and Faith Betrayed.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Spanish, Subtitled, English, Dolby Digital (5.1)
The true story of the most notorious pedophile priest in the modern history of the Catholic church.
"Courageous, shattering and exceptional documentary." Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
"It should be seen by people of all faiths and by anyone concerned about the wellbeing of children." Claudia Puig, USA Today
"As a study of a predator, "Evil" is fascinating and enraging." M.E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
"Brilliant and psychologically transfixing documentary." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"One of the best and most important documentaries you'll ever see." Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Editor's Note
Director Amy Berg helms this shocking documentary, which looks at the activities of a priest named Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady had been identified by the Catholic church as a pedophile, but they allowed him to continue to work and molest children throughout the 1970s. Berg draws on interview footage of O'Grady and his victims to tell the unsettling tale. DELIVER US FROM EVIL was nominated for an Academy Award in 2007.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 8/28/2007 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 21070 | | UPC: 00031398210702 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Amy Berg - Director | | Amy Berg - Writer | | Jacob Kusk - Cinematographer | | Jens Schlosser - Cinematographer | | Joseph Arthur - Original Music By | | Matthew Cooke - Editor | | Matthew Cooke - Producer | | Mick Harvey - Original Music By | | Oliver O'Grady - Featuring | | Thomas Doyle - Featuring | | Tom Ortenberg - Executive Producer |
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | Oscar, Amy Berg, Frank Donner, Best Documentary, Features |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[A] brilliant and psychologically transfixing documentary....DELIVER US FROM EVIL shows us how the business of saving souls can rationalize the obscenity of selling them." -- Grade: A 10/20/2006 p.58Box Office
"Amy Berg delves with piercing intelligence into the scandal of Father Oliver O'Grady..." 11/01/2006 p.117 Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "[A] brilliant and psychologically transfixing documentary..." 12/29/2006 p.107 New York Times
"[A] passionate piece of advocacy on behalf of the victims..." 02/23/2007 p.E20 ReelViews 9 of 10
Forget The Grudge 2, Saw III, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. If you want real horror - the kind that will turn your stomach and curdle your insides - you need look no further than the documentary realm and Deliver Us from Evil. After watching this film, you will believe that evil exists on earth. That the movie deals in truth and established facts makes it all the more disturbing. Deliver Us from Evil takes us behind the curtain of the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church in recent years and shows that the problem is not solved. In addition to giving faces and voices to victims who are often anonymous, it offers an interview with a convicted ex-priest who admits his crimes without remorse. That interview marks Deliver Us from Evil as unique - it is a first. - James Berardinelli
Reel.com 10 of 10
It is a scandal that has roiled the Roman Catholic community: pedophile priests using their positions of authority as cover to molest children they were supposed to be ministering to. The crimes themselves were horrifying enough, but the pain of the families whose lives have been affected by these monsters has only intensified with the revelation that the Catholic hierarchy essentially did nothing when the abuse was brought to their attention...The scandal has grown so large and involves so many players (including Pope Benedict, who, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, served as prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Church's supposed moral watchdog) that it can be hard to get a handle on it, but Amy Berg's shattering Deliver Us from Evil puts it all into perspective in a documentary that gets up close and personal. - Pam Grady
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