Where was Spotlight filmed?

Name: Spotlight
Genre: Drama, Biographical
Released: 2015
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery

2015 film, directed by Tom McCarthy.

Toronto

The story is set in Boston, about 430 miles (692 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: Boston
Filmed in: Toronto
Distance: About 430 miles (692 km) between Boston and the nearest filming location.

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About Spotlight

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Released: 2015
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast: Mark Ruffalo Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber John Slattery Stanley Tucci Len Cariou Paul Guilfoyle Jamey Sheridan Brian d'Arcy James
Genre: Drama Biographical
Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing; Original Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Picture; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films and 1 more

In 1976, at a Boston Police station, two policemen discuss the arrest of Fr.

An assistant district attorney visits the precinct and tells the policemen to keep the arrest secret from the press.

Journalist Michael Rezendes contacts Garabedian, who initially declines to be interviewed.

Famous lines from Spotlight

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

Good to know.Marty Baron
He-said she-said.Eileen McNamara
That's the Geoghan case?Boston Globe Worker
You wanna sue the Church?Ben Bradlee Jr.
How would you like to do that?Paul Burke

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