The Boys of St Vincent
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Director John N. Smith Initial DVD release September 28, 2004 Country Canada | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1992 Writer Sam Grana, John N. Smith, Des Walsh Nominations Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film Cast Henry Czerny (Brother Peter Lavin), Johnny Morina , Brian Dooley , Philip Dinn Similar The Genesis Children, Robby (film), Children's Island (film) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Boys of St. Vincent is a 1992 television miniseries directed by John N. Smith for the National Film Board of Canada. It is a two-part docudrama based on real events that took place at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John's, Newfoundland, one of a number of child sexual abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church.
Contents
The initial film, "The Boys of St. Vincent," delves into the sexual and physical abuse of several orphans perpetrated by Brothers under the leadership of Brother Peter Lavin (portrayed by Henry Czerny) and the subsequent efforts to conceal these actions. The sequel, "The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later," explores the trial of the Brothers and addresses the repercussions of the events that took place 15 years earlier.
Story
Along with Lavin, Kevin Reevey is the central figure. In the first film Reevey (Johnny Morina) is a 10-year-old abused child who tries to avoid Lavin’s attentions. In the second movie, Reevey (Sebastian Spence) is a young man haunted by his abuse who still has nightmares. Lavin covers up the goings-on at the orphanage for many years, especially his own role in the abuse. Kevin runs away and when he is returned by the police he tries to reject Lavin’s caresses. He is severely beaten with the buckle end of the brother’s belt. A short shower-room sequence was cut when the film was first shown in the United States.
Steven Lunney (Brian Dodd) is another abused boy. He has an older brother, Brian (Ashley Billiard), at the orphanage who tries to protect him. In the second film, the brothers meet again for the first time in years. Brian (Timothy Webber), now happily married with two children, tries to help Steven (David Hewlett) when he returns to give evidence at the trial. Steven is destroyed by the defence advocate, who reveals that he abused seven-year-old boys at the orphanage when he was 16. Steven then takes his own life with an overdose of drugs. His death finally prompts Reevey to give evidence against Lavin.
Lavin remains in denial, even to his wife. His fate is left unanswered as is the question, posed by his wife at the end of the second film, as to whether he ever molested his own two young sons.
References
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