Overview
Mixing classroom dramatization with documentary material, interviews with former students who recall barbaric punishments in the name of learning, and a 1932 newsreel of a triumphant Catholic congress in Dublin, this piece poses a challenging and controversial exploration of the Christian Brothers' education system in the 50s.
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Dermot HealyWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Ireland
Production
Cast
- Archie O'SullivanBrother
Mick LallyBrother
Noel O'DonovanBrother
Ciarán HindsBrother
Vinnie McCabeBrother- Séamus EllisBrother
- George KeeganBrother
- Paul BennettBrother
- Brendan EllisPolitician
- Jimmy BrennanPolitician
- Dermot HealyPolitician
- Dermot LynskeyPriest
Johnny MurphyVan Driver- Charlie RobertsSurveyor
- Liam StackSurveyor
Tom JordanFather- Anne O'ConnorMother
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