Directed by:
Barry LevinsonCinematography:
Marcell RévCast:
Al Pacino, Riley Keough, Annie Parisse, Kathy Baker, Greg Grunberg, John D'Leo, Nicholas Sadler, Peter Jacobson, Steve Coulter, Celia Au, William Hill, Tom Kemp (more)VOD (2)
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Paterno centers on Penn State's Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno's legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure in regard to the victims. Academy Award winner Al Pacino stars in the film's title role. Paterno is Pacino's third HBO collaboration with award-winning director Barry Levinson. The film also stars Riley Keough as Sara Ganim, the 23-year-old journalist who first reported on the Sandusky case for The Patriot-News; Kathy Baker as Sue Paterno, Joe's wife; Greg Grunberg and Larry Mitchell as Joe's sons, Scott and Jay Paterno; and Annie Parisse as Mary Kay Paterno, Joe's daughter. (HBO Europe)
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This is what it’s like when you work somewhere for many years, you let certain things slide and just try to do your job well… or not. That’s why this movie is so interesting. It’s forcing the viewer to form their own opinion. The great Al Pacino helps with all that. On the other hand, you can really feel Barry Levinson in it, whose movie quality has been a rollercoaster and he’s often managed to bore the audience with very mediocre directing.
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