John Deery’s initial inspiration for writing the script was his Catholic faith and the debate surrounding the relevance of the Catholic Church leading up to the new millennium. After completing a Guardian screenwriting course, he began researching the project “like a journalist”, meeting and speaking to priests and organisations in the UK and Ireland. “ Some of the events and characters in the film are based on real people I have met. They have asked me to respect their anonymity. For dramatic reasons I have made changes to these events in order to make a story that people could identify with.” John says. John was compelled to write the script on several levels but mostly as it was “ A real labour of love.” He continues, “All first films are mountains, but this is a particularly high one and I’m sure it’s not the sort of film a lot of first time directors would chose due to the controversial nature of it’s subject matter. I would not have gotten through this had I not been absolutely committed and passionate about it. Something inside me compelled me to write it.” next page >