The Boys of St. Vincent
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 …
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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réalisateurJohn N. Smith
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producteurSam GranaClaudio Luca
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producteur exécutifClaudio LucaColin Neale
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producteur associéNicole de Rochemont
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scénarioDes WalshJohn N. SmithSam Grana
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photographiePierre Letarte
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sonSerge Beauchemin
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montageWerner Nold
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montage sonoreMarcel Pothier
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ré-enregistrementAdrian CrollHans Peter Strobl
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musiqueNeil Smolar
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interprèteBrian DooleyPhilip DinnMichael WadeGreg ThomeyBrian DoddAshley BillardJeremy KeefeJonathan LewisJohnny MorinaAlain GoulemSam GranaMaurice PodbreyHenry Czerny
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The Boys of St. Vincent, John N. Smith, offert par l' Office national du film du Canada