Meticulously researched and inspired by real events, the film examines the vow of celibacy in the Catholic Church, questioning whether it's time to allow priests to marry. The story centers on the Irish Catholic Church after the suicide of priest Fr. Frank Sweeney and the expulsion of seminarian Daniel McLaughlin, accused of being open to a male colleague's advances.
Conspiracy of Silence
A priest's sudden suicide and the unexpected expulsion of a young priest-in-training from a nearby seminary ignite controversy and turmoil within the Irish Catholic Church during a tumultuous period of darkness.