Other Titles • The Boys of St. Vincent • Le Collège St. Vincent (1993) • Les Garçons de Saint-Vincent (1992)
Synopses for The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)
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Based on a true case that scandalized Canada, this film takes place in two halves. The first, set in the mid-1970s, deals with a Catholic orphanage, run by Brother Lavin (Henry Czerny), who doesn't have the boys' best interest at heart. Rather, he uses them to fuel his own sick sexual desires, becoming a predator in a priest's collar, making an indelible mark on 10-year-old boys. And he's not the only one (just the most vicious). Cut to 1990: One of the now-grown boys comes forward to accuse Lavin and face him in court. But Lavin is now married and the father of two boys--and the church continues to deny that any impropriety occurred. This is strong stuff, with the emotional pain almost harder to take than the shadowy scenes of sexual abuse--but the latter are upsetting as well. Originally made for Canadian TV but released in American theaters. --Marshall Fine
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The intense, powerful true story of a group of men who revisit their childhood at the St. Vincent orphanage, where they endured horrific sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of the priests. Fifteen years later, the men finally come forward and bring charges against their former tormentors. Told in two parts; originally a CBC miniseries.
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A film by John N. Smith
"One of the ten best films of the year!" -Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
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