When the principal (
Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High School accuses a popular priest (
Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair become hopelessly swept up in the ensuing controversy.
John Patrick Shanley adapts his own play for the screen under the guidance of producer
Scott Rudin (
The Queen,
Notes on a Scandal). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide