A documentary following an Irish convicted paedophile priest will have its international premiere at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival next month.
US director Amy Berg will present her controversial film Deliver Us From Evilfollowing former Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady who served seven years in a California jail on charges of child molestation.
O'Grady, who admitted to molesting 25 children while a parish priest in California, was deported to Ireland in 2001 and is believed to live in Dublin. He was born and raised in Ireland, and some of the documentary follows him in Dublin.
The film, which has been nominated for an Oscar and won the best documentary award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, will have its premiere at the 5th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on February 17th.
Stephanie Denton, from Lionsgate which is releasing the film, said: "We are very pleased that the Dublin Film Festival will host the international premiere of Deliver Us From Evil. Given the film's vigour and fearlessness, we believe that audiences in Ireland and worldwide will be captivated by this incredible story."
The film follows O'Grady, whose victims ranged from a nine-month-old baby to a middle-aged mother of another adolescent.
Berg also speaks to several of his victims as they attempt to repair their lives.
The festival, which runs from February 16th to 25th, will screen 100 feature films, shorts discussions and events at cinema sites in Dublin city centre.
PA