The Boys of St. Vincent

Jun 3, 1994

1h 33m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

CBC

Téléfilm Canada

Ciné Télé Action

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Cast

Brother Peter Lavin

Henry Czerny

Kevin Reevey

Johnny Morina

Detective Noseworthy

Brian Dooley

Mike Finn

Philip Dinn

Steven Lunney

Brian Dodd

Brian Lunney

Ashley Billard

Archbishop

Maurice Podbrey

Mike Sproule

Jeremy Keefe

Eddie Linnane

Jonathan Lewis

Tom Kennedy

Ed Martin

Brother MacLaverty

Michael Wade

Boy of St. Vincent

Sean Tataryn

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6.2

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0.0

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7.7

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5.0

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7.1

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7.5

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7.3

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7.5

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7.9

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0.0

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Invalid Date

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6.8

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6.5

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5.7

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7.5

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7.0

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7.4

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