Paterno
In 2011, news broke of sexual abuse in the Penn State football program with accusations landing on assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. A byproduct of the fallout was the downfall of Joe Paterno, the iconic Penns State football head coach. HBO’s “Paterno” follows the coach, played by Al Pacino, as questions swirl about how much he knew and how much of the abuse could potentially have been prevented.
Penn State became a huge source of controversy due to Paterno’s handling of Sandusky which, while legally acceptable, was greatly criticised for lack of action. The film shows us the downfall of the once beloved coach as it attempts to retrace his role in the scandal as well as its aftermath.
Al Pacino skillfully portrays a man that is innocent in the eyes of the law but guilty of some wrongdoing in the eyes of many.
While “Paterno” is by no means a concrete recreation of what happened, it is an intriguing portrait of a man who tried to stay out of the spotlight and was swept up in a story bigger than anything he could imagine.
In 2011, news broke of sexual abuse in the Penn State football program with accusations landing on assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. A byproduct of the fallout was the downfall of Joe Paterno, the iconic Penns State football head coach. HBO’s “Paterno” follows the coach, played by Al Pacino, as questions swirl about how much he knew and how much of the abuse could potentially have been prevented.
Penn State became a huge source of controversy due to Paterno’s handling of Sandusky which, while legally acceptable, was greatly criticised for lack of action. The film shows us the downfall of the once beloved coach as it attempts to retrace his role in the scandal as well as its aftermath.
Al Pacino skillfully portrays a man that is innocent in the eyes of the law but guilty of some wrongdoing in the eyes of many.
While “Paterno” is by no means a concrete recreation of what happened, it is an intriguing portrait of a man who tried to stay out of the spotlight and was swept up in a story bigger than anything he could imagine.
