An exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
Writing
Carroll's personal history weaponized into devastating argument.
Direction
Jacoby lets silence land like a gut punch.
Director
Oren Jacoby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carroll's 2001 book of the same title took 20 years to write; the film compresses his Jerusalem-to-Rome pilgrimage into 93 minutes.
The film's release coincided with the 'New Atheist' movement, but Carroll insists he's a believer attacking power structures—not faith itself.
US
