

01/01/1981
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
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