Adapted Screenplay

DOUBT

DOUBT

Written by John Patrick Shanley
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ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the second Academy Award nomination for John Patrick Shanley. He was previously nominated for:

  • MOONSTRUCK (1987) -- Winner, Writing (Original)

FILM SYNOPSIS

The arrival of a progressive priest at a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 leads to a confrontation with the tradition-minded nun who serves as its principal. When Sister Aloysius suspects that Father Flynn may be taking an excessive interest in the school's first African-American student, she responds with a headstrong determination that is either a necessary defense of an abused boy or a heedless condemnation of an innocent man.
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