The Boys of St. Vincent

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The Boys of St. Vincent is a Canadian television miniseries that dramatizes the abuse of boys in a Catholic orphanage and the subsequent legal and social fallout.

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instanceOf Canadian television miniseries
television miniseries
award Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Mini-Series NERFINISHED
basedOn real-life child abuse scandals in Catholic institutions in Canada
countryOfOrigin Canada
director John N. Smith NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Canada NERFINISHED
firstPartTitle The Boys of St. Vincent NERFINISHED
format two-part miniseries
genre crime drama
docudrama
drama
hasPart The Boys of St. Vincent (Part 1) NERFINISHED
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (Part 2) NERFINISHED
mainSubject Catholic Church NERFINISHED
institutional child abuse
legal investigation
sexual abuse of boys in a Catholic orphanage
social fallout of abuse scandals
medium television
notableFor controversial depiction of Catholic Church
raising public awareness of child abuse in institutions
numberOfEpisodes 4
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBC Television NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 1992
portrays Catholic orphanage run by religious brothers
cover-up by church authorities
criminal trials of abusers
physical abuse of children
psychological trauma of survivors
public inquiry into institutional abuse
sexual abuse of children
producer John N. Smith NERFINISHED
productionCompany National Film Board of Canada NERFINISHED
releaseFormat television broadcast
secondPartTitle The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
settingLocation Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED
subsequentReleaseFormat DVD
home video
theme abuse of power
institutional complicity
justice and accountability
long-term impact of trauma
writer Des Walsh NERFINISHED
John N. Smith NERFINISHED

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Henry Czerny notableWork The Boys of St. Vincent