SYNOPSIS: Inside the walls of St. Vincent's Orphanage, young boys fall victim to sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their guardians. Henry Czerny gives a terrifying performance as Brother Lavin, the head of the orphanage who must juggle the teachings of the church with his own personal demons. The plight of the boys under his care remains a secret until the orphanage janitor and a local policeman speak out against the Brothers' appalling treatment of the orphans. During the ensuing investigation, the boys courageously testify against the Brothers. Fearing scandal, religious and civil authorities conspire to shut down the case and quietly transfer the accused Brothers to new postings. Fifteen years later, still unhealed, the victims go public with their ordeal. As the veil of secrecy is finally lifted, their story will shock the world.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  Extremely graphic and sometimes hard to watch, this moving story was inspired by true events surrounding the Mount Cashel Orphanage physical and sexual abuse scandal that occurred in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The former boys only school was run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland in Canada (CBIC), or commonly referred to as the "Christian Brothers", and many of the clergy running the school were found guilty for these heinous crimes that occurred during the 1970's. More than 300 boys came forward alleging physical and sexual abuse at the hands of "The Brothers." Following the completion of the trial in the late 1980's and early 90's, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in association with Canada's National Film Board produced "The Boys of St. Vincent", which told the story of a similar school run by a similar religious organization. Although the story and characters are fictional, The Boys of St. Vincent is rumored to be as close to reality as it gets. We present the DVD in its full, unedited release. Canada's most controversial and critically acclaimed film of the 1990's.

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley, Philip Dinn.
AVAILABILITY: COMING SOON.
LENGTH: 186 minutes (parts 1 & 2 combined).
LANGUAGE: English.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.33:1 (4:3 Full Screen); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Trailer; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Moderate nudity, sexual innuendo, sexual scenes that may offend, violence, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada (1992).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  February 17, 2006.
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