A movie that will shock you - SPOTLIGHT - The Life Trends Online Magazine

There are movies which are commonly put into the bin not because they are bad but because most of us tend to forget history and the lessons from it. SPOTLIGHT an upcoming movie coming to theaters this February talks about the true story behind the scandal that shook the world.

Spotlight is the true of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. It is a movie that might earn some criticism from the people in the religious sector but still it is a story worth being known.

The church should not be blamed for it because people are still people and are susceptible to temptations. Spotlight is actually the name of the Boston Globe team which tenaciously follows up the investigation into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church. It is a year-long investigation which later on uncover a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world.

Cast includes Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup and Stanley Tucci. The movie is directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.