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Director Tom McCarthy reveals to Alexandra Heilbron that he connected with the 'Spotlight' script immediately when it was brought to him. Without even knowing the full story, he loved the idea of an outsider coming to The Boston Globe and marshalling the investigation into the Catholic Church for the Spotlight section of the newspaper.

Spotlight movie synopsis:

When newly-hired senior editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) at the Boston Globe insists that the members of "Spotlight" — a four-person investigative team led by editor Walter Robinson (Michael Keaton) — do an investigation into the child abuse perpetrated by Catholic Church clergy, he's initially met with resistance.

He doesn't back down and once the reporters start digging, they're shocked when they uncover a massive conspiracy to cover up years of child abuse, involving hundreds of children in the Boston area, perpetrated by at least 87 pedophile priests.

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James

In theatres: November 20, 2015

Spotlight movie info: http://www.tribute.ca/movies/spotlight/111487/