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The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)

The Boys of St. Vincent

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1h 30m

Biography, Crime, Drama

December 6th, 1992

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The Boys of St. Vincent is a 1992 film 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.

The first film, The Boys of St. Vincent, covers the sexual and physical abuse of a number of orphans by Brothers headed by Brother Peter Lavin. The second film, The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later, covers the trial of the Brothers.

Along with Lavin, Kevin Reevey is the central figure. In the first film Reevey is a 10-year-old abused child who tries to avoid Lavin’s attentions. In the second movie, Reevey 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.

Stephen Lunney is another abused boy. He has an older brother, Brian, at the orphanage who tries to protect him. In the second film, the brothers meet again for the first time in years. Brian, now happily married with two children, tries to help Stephen when he returns to give evidence at the trial. Stephen is destroyed by the defence advocate, who reveals that he abused seven-year-old boys at the orphanage when he was 16. Stephen then takes his own life with an overdose of drugs. His death finally prompts Reevey to give evidence against Lavin.

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Cast

Henry Czerny
Brother Peter Lavin
Johnny Morina
Kevin Reevey
Brian Dooley
Detective Noseworthy
Philip Dinn
Mike Finn
Brian Dodd
Steven Lunny
Ashley Billard
Brian Lunny
Jeremy Keefe
Mike Sproule
Jonathan Lewis
Eddie Linnane
Michael Wade
Brother MacLaverty
Greg Thomey
Brother Glackin
Full cast & crew

Directors

John N. Smith
Full cast & crew

Producers

Martine Allard
line producer
Sam Grana
producer
Claudio Luca
executive producer / producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Des Walsh
written by
(???)
John N. Smith
written by
(???)
Sam Grana
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

For more than fifteen years their story was shrouded in secrecy. Unveiled... it shocked the world.

Keywords

kiss
good versus evil
beating
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 6th, 1992 (Australia) TV
January 24th, 2005 (Brazil)
December 6th, 1992 (Canada)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Boys of St. Vincent (original title)
Os Meninos de São Vicente (Brazil)
Os Meninos de St. Vincent (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Montréal, Québec, Canada
St. John's, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Running Times

90 min (Germany)
93 min
93 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Office national du film du Canada (ONF) (in co-production with)
Ciné Télé Action (presents) (as Télé-Action)
CBC
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Distribution Companies

Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada)
PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (Germany)
Dangerous To Know (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Other Companies

Citizens of St. John's Newfoundland (the producers wish to thank)
Geoffrion Jeté, avocats (lawyers)
Canadian Coast Guard, Newfoundland Region (the producers wish to thank)
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