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The Boys of St. Vincent

The Boys of St. Vincent

For more than fifteen years their story was shrouded in secrecy. Unveiled... it shocked the world.

19947.21h 33m

Overview

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

Directed by John N. Smith
Written by Des Walsh, John N. Smith, Sam Grana
Produced by Sam Grana, Claudio Luca
Box Office0Revenue: $205K

Top Cast

Henry Czerny

Henry Czerny

Brother Peter Lavin

Johnny Morina

Johnny Morina

Kevin Reevey

Brian Dooley

Brian Dooley

Detective Noseworthy

P

Philip Dinn

Mike Finn

B

Brian Dodd

Steven Lunney

A

Ashley Billard

Brian Lunney

Maurice Podbrey

Maurice Podbrey

Archbishop

J

Jeremy Keefe

Mike Sproule

J

Jonathan Lewis

Eddie Linnane

E

Ed Martin

Tom Kennedy

Themes & Keywords

child abuseorphanage1970sbased on true storynewfoundland and labradorcatholic priestchild sexual abuseintimatesuspensefulchild rape

About The Boys of St. Vincent

The Boys of St. Vincent is a drama, crime film released in 1994 exploring themes of child abuse, orphanage, 1970s, based on true story, newfoundland and labrador, catholic priest. Directed by John N. Smith, it stars Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley. The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

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