Spotlight, directed سے طرف کی Tom McCarthy has received 6 Oscar nominations this year, including one for the Best Picture. It is based on a true story where a team of journalists investigate the widespread sexual abuse of children سے طرف کی numerous Roman Catholic priests.

Synopsis:
The film is set in 2001 where the Spotlight team of The Boston Globe begin to look into the cases of alleged sexual abuse of مزید than 80 boys سے طرف کی a certain priest سے طرف کی the name of Father John Geoghan. As they investigate into the matter, they discover that the practice is widespread in the Roman Catholic Church and several lawyers and government officials and involved in the covering up of these incidents.

Cast and Crew:
The film stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams among others. It has been written سے طرف کی Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer.

Production:
The script of Spotlight was completed in 2013. It was then lying unproduced for a while. Josh Singer کہا that the film wasn't about defaming the Catholic Church. Rather, it was about the kind of power journalism has and the good things that can be done with it.
The film was shot in 2014 in Massachusetts and Ontario. The editing continued for eight months.

Rating:
This film is rated R.

Reception:
The film has grossed over 49.5 million USD worldwide. It has received largely positive reviews along with three Golden Globe nominations.
It was praised for having shown the heroes as realistically as possible without making the audience worship them. Some critics, however, have claimed that the film got some parts wrong, especially how Churches dealt with the cases of abuse.