The Boys of St. Vincent - 15 Years Later

19921 h 32 min 35 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction

Direction: John N. Smith

Production: Sam GranaClaudio LucaColin NealeNicole de Rochemont

Script: Des WalshJohn N. SmithSam Grana

Co-produced by Les Productions Télé-Action Inc. and the NFB in association with the CBC and with the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada.

This realistic two-part dramatization follows the desperate struggle by young residents of a Roman Catholic orphanage to escape their nightmare of physical and sexual abuse. Their cries for help go unheeded, although a concerned janitor and a no-nonsense cop wage a personal crusade to uncover the terrible truth, and end the suffering. Justice does not come easily, or quickly. For many long years, Church officials, police and high government officials conspire to conceal the truth. For the victims, there is only shame and bitterness. And a deafening silence. Part two picks up the story 15 years later. At last, a government inquiry reopens the case. The victims must come face-to-face with their abusers and relive the awful past yet again. The time for silence has ended.

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Subject categories


  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Catholic ChurchReligion, Politics and SocietyReligious Communities
  • Law and Crime > Child AbuseViolence Directed at Children
  • Sexuality and Reproduction > Incest and Sexual Abuse
  • Children and Youth > Violence and Child Abuse

Credits


director
John N. Smith
producer
Sam Grana
Claudio Luca
executive producer
Claudio Luca
Colin Neale
associate producer
Nicole de Rochemont
script
Des Walsh
John N. Smith
Sam Grana
photography
Pierre Letarte
sound
Serge Beauchemin
editing
Werner Nold
sound editing
Marcel Pothier
re-recording
Adrian Croll
Hans Peter Strobl
music
Neil Smolar
cast
Sebastian Spence
Lise Roy
Timothy Webber
Kristine Demers
Sheena Larkin
Brian Dooley
Mary Walsh
David Hewlett
Michael Chiasson
Pierre Gauthier
Sam Grana
Henry Czerny