42 minutes
1/1/1981
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.
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
Anne O'Connor
as Mother