Song for a Raggy Boy

Name: Song for a Raggy Boy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2003-01-19
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Stuart Graham, Aidan Quinn, Dudley Sutton

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

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Release Date

1/19/2003

Runtime

94 mins

Genres

Drama History

Overview

William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

$783,544

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A harrowing portrait of institutional brutality in a 1930s Irish reformatory where a idealistic teacher witnesses and confronts a system designed to crush rather than nurture. It is a difficult, necessary examination of systemic violence against vulnerable children.