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ThetownofStateCollege,thehomeofPennStateUniversity,haslongbeenknownasHappyValley,anditsiconicfigureformorethan40yearswasJoePaterno,theheadcoachoftheschool’sstoriedfootballteam.Hisprogramwaslaudedfornotonlyitssuccessonthefieldbutalsoitsstudents’achievementsintheclassroom.AndPaternotookonmythicnationalstatureas“SaintJoe.”<br/> Butthen,inNovember2011,everythingcamecrashingdown.LongtimeAssistantCoachJerrySanduskywaschargedwith40countsofchildsexabuse,settingoffafirestormofaccusationsaboutwhofailedtoprotectthechildrenofHappyValley.WasSandusky’sabusean“opensecret”inthetown?DidCoachPaternoandthePennStateadministrationvaluetheirfootballprogrammorethanthelivesofSandusky’svictims?<br/> FilmedoverthecourseoftheyearafterSandusky’sarrestaskeyplayersinthescandalagreedtosharetheirstories,HappyValleydeconstructsthestorywethinkweknowtouncoveramuchmorecomplicatedandtragictale.DirectorAmirBar-Levcreatesaparableofguilt,redemption,andidentitycrisisforasmalltowncaughtintheglareofthenationalspotlight.<br/> -T.G.