The Boys of St. Vincent (1991)

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The great achievement of The Boys of St. Vincent is not that it deals with the controversial subject of pedophilia among Catholic clergy, but that it deals with that subject so honestly, without resorting to melodramatics. At the core of this powerful film lies Henry Czerny's searing performance as Brother Peter Lavin. Czerny deftly shows in the film's first half how Lavin used the double-edged sword of adult and religious authority to intimidate his charges. And in the second half, when Lavin

R, 3 hr. 6 min.

Drama, Television, Art House & International

Directed By: John N. Smith

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Sep 28, 2004

Cast

Henry Czerny
Brother Lavin
Johnny Morina
Kevin Reevey Age 10
Brian Dodd
Steven Lunny Age 10
Lise Roy
Chantal Lavin
Sebastian Spence
Kevin Reevey Age 25
Brian Dooley
Detective Noseworthy
David Hewlett
Steven Lunny Age 25
Timothy Webber
Brian Lunny Age 30
Sam Grana
Monsignor
Mary Walsh
Lenora
Maurice Podbrey
Arch Bishop
Sheena Larkin
Commission Lawyer
Michael Wade
Brother MacLaverty
Kristine Demers
Sheilah
Alain Goulem
Brother Glynn
Greg Thomey
Brother Glackin
Jon Hoddinott
Billy Lunny
Jonathan Lewis
Eddie Linnane
Philip Dinn
Mike Finn
Ashley Billard
Brian Lunny Age 16
Ed Martin
Tom Kennedy

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Exceptional production, absolutely terrifying

June 4, 2004 Comment

Sarah Chauncey

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Only seen the first movie in this 2-movie series...and it makes you want to see the second, "10 Years Later", for sure. Extremely sad but gripping drama about boys being molested by priests, and then given the cold shoulder by law enforcement once they come out and tell the truth. Definitely worth a watch

August 18, 2009

Jason Owens

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I have watched this movie a number of times and now finally own a copy of it. I think that it is one of the best movies that were made in Canada for a very long time. I went through something similar in my childhood and this movie actually helped me to deal with the problem. The boys in the movie did an amazing job and

May 18, 2010