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.
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Archie O'Sullivan as Brother
Mick Lally as Brother
Noel O'Donovan as Brother
Ciarán Hinds as Brother
Vinnie McCabe as Brother
Séamus Ellis as Brother
George Keegan as Brother
Paul Bennett as Brother
Brendan Ellis as Politician
Jimmy Brennan as Politician
Dermot Healy as Politician
Dermot Lynskey as Priest
Johnny Murphy as Van Driver
Charlie Roberts as Surveyor
Liam Stack as Surveyor
Tom Jordan as Father
Dermot Healy Writer
Bill Sommerville-Large Music
Cathal Black Director
Thaddeus O'Sullivan Cinematography
Ireland 01 January 1981
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