The Boys of St. Vincent

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

1994 1h 33m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 46

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Synopsis

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

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

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Cast

Henry Czerny
Brother Peter Lavin
Johnny Morina
Kevin Reevey
Brian Dooley
Detective Noseworthy
Philip Dinn
Mike Finn
Brian Dodd
Steven Lunney
Ashley Billard
Brian Lunney
Maurice Podbrey
Archbishop
Jeremy Keefe
Mike Sproule

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John N. Smith
Writers: Des Walsh, Sam Grana, John N. Smith
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Boys of St. Vincent Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John N. Smith, shot by Pierre Letarte. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Neil Smolar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Werner Nold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Henry Czerny and Johnny Morina and Brian Dooley carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John N. Smith directs. Pierre Letarte behind the camera. Neil Smolar scores. Werner Nold cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Boys of St. Vincent Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by John N. Smith, shot by Pierre Letarte. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Neil Smolar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Werner Nold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Henry Czerny and Johnny Morina and Brian Dooley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "For more than fifteen years their story was shrouded in secrecy. Unveiled... it shocked the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt0106473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "child abuse", "orphanage", "1970s", "based on true story".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.