The Boys of St. Vincent

1992

Biography / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 2214 2.2K

child abuse orphanage 1970s based on true story newfoundland and labrador catholic priest

Director

John N. Smith Photo
John N. Smith

Top cast

Maurice Podbrey Photo
Maurice Podbrey as Archbishop
Jane Wheeler Photo
Jane Wheeler as Receptionist
Terry Haig Photo
Terry Haig as Official's Aid
Alain Goulem Photo
Alain Goulem as Brother Glynn
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850.21 MB
960*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kevin_southern_ireland 8 / 10

Am I the only one?

I watched this film the other night after it was recommended to me by someone with whom I was discussing the film "Song For A Raggy Boy." To say I enjoyed the film would be totally inappropriate given the subject matter but it did grip me and hold my interest throughout it's full running.What concerned me however was the amount of child nudity involved which I must admit I found disturbing and in all honesty far more than actually necessary. Am I the only one who felt this?As a survivor of child abuse, I understand that my perspective on these things might vary from other member's views, but I could not help feel there was simply too much and when I compare the film to "Song For A Raggy Boy" I cannot help but question if all of the child nudity was needed.Other than this one criticism, I thought the film was excellently produced and cleverly presented with extremely powerful performances from the leads.Despite my previous comments I would recommend this film.
Reviewed by Ed-Shullivan 8 / 10

Children are our most precious beings and their trust and faith in God and the church were greatly betrayed

It has taken more than one hundred (100) years of physical and sexual abuse for a small percentage of the churches dirty big secrets were revealed. The Boys of St Vincent deserves to be seen and heard for the majority of good Roman Catholic patrons and clergy to have even a semblance of understanding and appreciation of the wrong doing that took place in the Roman Catholic orphanages and schools over the past one hundred (100) years.I would like to thank the director and producers for drawing the perfect balance between physical and mental abuse awareness and graphic detail.The acting of the two lead characters Brother Peter Lavin (Henry Czerny) and Kevin Reevey (Johnny Morina) was especially realistic and as difficult it was to watch the abuse I appreciated how both actors maintained their roles to ensure their audience understood the disgust for which pedophile and manipulation was controlled by the adults who were responsible for the care and education of the children who had no one else to feed, clothe and educate them.A very strong supporting cast also deserve to be recognized. As much as I would have like to rate the film a 10/10 the subject matter warrants a lesser rating of an 8 out of 10 IMDB rating.
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