The town of State College, the home of Penn State University, has long been known as Happy Valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was Joe Paterno, the head coach of the school’s storied football team. His program was lauded for not only its success on the field but also its students’ achievements in the classroom. And Paterno took on mythic national stature as “Sa...
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The town of State College, the home of Penn State University, has long been known as Happy Valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was Joe Paterno, the head coach of the school’s storied football team. His program was lauded for not only its success on the field but also its students’ achievements in the classroom. And Paterno took on mythic national stature as “Saint Joe.”
But then, in November 2011, everything came crashing down. Longtime Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, setting off a firestorm of accusations about who failed to protect the children of Happy Valley. Was Sandusky’s abuse an “open secret” in the town? Did Coach Paterno and the Penn State administration value their football program more than the lives of Sandusky’s victims?
Filmed over the course of the year after Sandusky’s arrest as key players in the scandal agreed to share their stories, Happy Valley deconstructs the story we think we know to uncover a much more complicated and tragic tale. Director Amir Bar-Lev creates a parable of guilt, redemption, and identity crisis for a small town caught in the glare of the national spotlight.
- T.G.
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0 有用 刘西踢 看过 2017-12-01 17:11:21
ncaa本身就对球员要求过于苛刻，出点事情媒体就过度渲染，cnn fake news fake liberal hacks一生黑！
0 有用 爱小朵。 看过 2015-10-07 20:12:47
这个新闻事件本身可以做的纪录片太多，但是很喜欢导演选择的这个角度。很多耐人寻味的细节，并且让故事本身不再是围绕橄榄球或者性侵事件。
0 有用 我在故我思 看过 2015-12-13 13:21:31
It was a dumb thing, but it doesn't seem that dumb as everyone is doing so.
0 有用 bella 看过 2016-12-26 15:14:43
像又看了一遍Spotlight
0 有用 Martonio_ma 🔞 看过 2016-10-05 06:52:48
身为penn stater新的 一员 不得不说 这是一段黑历史 传奇教练名誉扫地而 学校甚至是学生 或多或少都受到很大影响 R.I.P Jeopa Btw, 电影课教授居然出镜了 hhhhhhh