For over three decades, Jerry Sandusky was a mainstay of the Penn State football program. Assistant coach to the revered Joe Paterno and a leader in the community, he founded the Second Mile, a program that provides help for disadvantaged youth and support for their parents. But then, in late 2011, Sandusky was charged with forty counts of child sexual abuse. A legacy came crashing down, and the small town of State College, Pennsylvania, was forced to confront its idea of itself. How much had head coach Joe Paterno known? How had the abuse continued over so many years? Who was really on trial? With access to the Paterno family, as well as students, fans, and incredibly, Sandusky’s own son, director Amir Bar-Lev dissects the violent and opposing reactions to the indictments, bringing nuance and understanding to a sensationalized story. Neither a play-by-play of crimes nor an argument for a particular version of events, the film instead encourages us to face the toll of collective inaction and confront the way we treasure—and often fail to question—those whom we hold up as heroes.  ST