Gleeson channels public anger at Church’s scandal

BRENDAN GLEESON is to play the role of a priest whose life is turned upside down by the public’s anger towards the Church and its handling of sex abuse scandals.

Gleeson channels public anger at Church’s scandal

The Dubliner is teaming up again with John Michael McDonagh, the writer-director of his current smash hit, The Guard, for the film project.

The pair have already drafted a script, called Calvary, which tells the story of a decent priest trying to go about his parish duties against the backdrop of the Catholic Church facing public revulsion because of the litany of sex abuse scandals.

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