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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.

Part of The Boys of St. Vincent

1994•1h 33m•7.2/10
DramaCrime

Ratings

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7.2/10(43)

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

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Production

CBC, Téléfilm Canada, Ciné Télé Action

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Henry Czerny

Henry Czerny

Brother Peter Lavin

Johnny Morina

Johnny Morina

Kevin Reevey

Brian Dooley

Brian Dooley

Detective Noseworthy

Philip Dinn

Mike Finn

Brian Dodd

Steven Lunney

Ashley Billard

Brian Lunney

Maurice Podbrey

Maurice Podbrey

Archbishop

Jeremy Keefe

Mike Sproule

Jonathan Lewis

Eddie Linnane

Ed Martin

Tom Kennedy

Michael Wade

Brother MacLaverty

Sean Tataryn

Boy of St. Vincent

Gabriel Allard Gagnon

Boy of St. Vincent

Davis Gramm

Boy of St. Vincent

Christopher Millar

Boy of St. Vincent

Daniel Pilon

Boy of St. Vincent

Andreas Traczyk

Boy of St. Vincent

Dennis Van Horn

Boy of St. Vincent

Ettore Zuccheroso

Boy of St. Vincent

Sean Moreman

Boy of St. Vincent with black eye (uncredited)

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