Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Amy Berg

Writer (WGA):

Amy Berg (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Documentary | Crime

Tagline:

For some there's no such thing as salvation.

Plot:

Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.

Plot Keywords:

Catholic Church | Pedophile | 1970s | Child Rape | Sex Crime

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Adam	...	Himself
Jeff Anderson	...	Himself
Pope Benedict XVI	...	Himself (archive footage)
Monsignor Cain	...	Himself (archive footage)
Case Degroot	...	Himself
Jane Degroot	...	Herself
Thomas Doyle	...	Himself (as Father Tom Doyle)
Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea	...	Herself - Psychologist (as Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea)
Bill Hodgman	...	Himself - LA Deputy DA
Anne Jyono	...	Herself
Bob Jyono	...	Himself
Maria Jyono	...	Herself
Frank Keating	...	Himself
Roger Cardinal Mahony	...	Himself
John Manley	...	Himself - Attorney for the Jyonos (as John Manly)
Oliver O'Grady	...	Himself - Father Ollie
Nancy Sloan	...	Herself
Mike Walker	...	Himself (as Detective Mike Walker)
Patrick Wall	...	Himself - Theologean
Paula Zahn	...	Herself (archive footage)

Directed by
Amy Berg

Writing credits (WGA)
Amy Berg		(written by)

Produced by
Ray Baldwin	....	executive producer
Amy Berg	....	producer
Michael Brown	....	executive producer
Matthew Cooke	....	producer
Frank Donner	....	producer
Hermas Lassalle	....	producer
Tom Ortenberg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph Arthur
Mick Harvey

Cinematography by
Jacob Kusk		(director of photography)
Jens Schlosser		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matthew Cooke

Production Management
David Serafin	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Matthew Cooke	....	graphic artist
David Serafin	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Stefan Baldini	....	sound operator (as Stephano Baldini)
Massimo Casseriani	....	sound operator
Stanley Chan	....	sound operator (as Stan Chan)
Raymond Cross	....	sound operator
Max Kalmanowicz	....	sound operator (as Max Kalamanowicz)
Richard B. Larimore	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Greg Simon	....	sound operator
Andrea Streefkerk	....	dialogue editor
David Streefkerk	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Streefkerk	....	sound supervisor
Chad Gillies	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Matt Vogel	....	field audio (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jimmy Tom	....	digital intermediate colorist

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Andresen	....	additional cinematographer
West Barra	....	additional cinematographer
Paul Birmele	....	additional cinematographer
Toby Dodson	....	additional cinematographer
Noel Donnellon	....	additional cinematographer: Ireland
Andrew Grant-Christensen	....	additional cinematographer (as Andrew Grant Christensen)

Editorial Department
Rajiv Bedi	....	digital intermediate colorist: Companyt 3
Kacie Haggerty	....	digital intermediate color producer: Company 3
Brad Jones	....	post-production assistant
Brad Jones	....	post-production assistant
Phillip Kimsey	....	post-production assistant
Donna Madrigal	....	post-production assistant
Carmel McFayden	....	post-production coordinator
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3
David Serafin	....	assistant editor
David Serafin	....	on-line editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3
Jimmy Tom	....	digital intermediate colorist: Company 3

Music Department
Tom Batoy	....	composer: additional music, Gregorian
Amy Berg	....	music supervisor
Mick Harvey	....	music adaptator
Andrew MacGregor	....	musician: shakuhachi flute
David McCluney	....	music engineer
David Streefkerk	....	music supervisor
David Streefkerk	....	music editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Jacquie Aquines	....	production assistant
Josh Braun	....	distribution advisor: Submarine Entertainment
Matthew Cooke	....	title designer
Nick McCarthy	....	production coordinator
Nicole Merineau	....	production assistant
David Serafin	....	title designer
Presley Weir	....	production coordinator
Donna Wheeler	....	production assistant

Thanks
Jeff Anderson	....	special thanks
Nick Cave	....	special thanks
Leonard Cohen	....	special thanks
Bill Hodgman	....	special thanks
John Manley	....	special thanks (as John Manly)
Tanc Sade	....	special thanks
Mike Walker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Disarming Films

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Disarming Films (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Atlantis Sound  music recording and mixing
• CMM Entertainment  insurance provided by
• Cable News Network (CNN)  archive video footage
• Company 3  digital intermediate color
• Craig Emanuel  legal representation
• Elektrofilm  high-definition video mastering
• Humunculus  additional graphics (as Humunculus)
• Loeb and Loeb  legal representation
• Mona Davis Music  mixing facility (as Mona Davis Sound)
• Reuters  archival photographs
• Submarine Entertainment  distribution advisory services
• Two Bob Watch Productions  sound post-production
• Two Bob Watch Studios  mixing facility

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:Unrated | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Disarming Films

Quotes:

Bob Jyono: I made up my mind. There is no God. I do not believe in a God, all right? All these rules, everything... they're made up by man, you know?

Movie Connections:

Features "Paula Zahn Now" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Hallelujah

An Awesome Documentary!

I had never been aware of this movie but happened upon the title here on IMDb by accident. God DOES work in mysterious ways, because He may have led me to this great film.

I'm not Roman Catholic, but I am a Christian. However, whether one is "religious" or not should have no effect on a basic understanding of right and wrong/good and evil. It is wrong to molest anyone, let alone children. This thoughtful documentary by Ms. Berg will tear at your heart as you view it. There are no magic answers here. The film will make no one feel "better" about what has gone in in the Catholic church for centuries. What the film WILL do is help you better understand the life-long pain that sexual abuse brings not only directly to the victim, but indirectly to families and even future relationships.

Ms. Berg's film brings sexual abuse to the viewer in a truthful and compassionate way that I've never seen before. Not that there has never been sexual abuse of children by a Baptist minister or Jewish Rabbi or others who wear the "cloth" of clergy...I'm sure there has been...but the systematic cover up by the Roman Catholic church should be an embarrassment to all officials in the Church, from the Pope down to the Parish Priest.

Every seminary student, regardless of his or her religion, should be required to see this movie. Every Roman Catholic should see this movie. Everyone who breaths air should see this movie and talk about it to everyone else.