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Song for a Raggy Boy

  • 2003
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
5K
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Coming-of-AgePeriod DramaDramaHistory

The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939... Read allThe true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.

  • Director
    • Aisling Walsh
  • Writers
    • Patrick Galvin
    • Aisling Walsh
    • Kevin Byron Murphy
  • Stars
    • Aidan Quinn
    • Iain Glen
    • Marc Warren
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aisling Walsh
    • Writers
      • Patrick Galvin
      • Aisling Walsh
      • Kevin Byron Murphy
    • Stars
      • Aidan Quinn
      • Iain Glen
      • Marc Warren
    • 47User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Aidan Quinn
    Aidan Quinn
    • William Franklin
    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • Brother John
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Brother Mac
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Brother Tom
    Alan Devlin
    • Father Damian
    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham
    • Brother Whelan
    John Travers
    John Travers
    • Liam Mercier 636
    Chris Newman
    • Patrick Delaney 743
    Andrew Simpson
    Andrew Simpson
    • Gerard Peters 458
    Mark Butler
    • Downey 913
    Bernard Manning
    • Rogers 855
    Samuel Bright
    • Ryan 126
    Robert Sheehan
    Robert Sheehan
    • O Reilly 58
    Caoimhin 'Tojo' Barra Doherty
    • Murphy 338
    Michael McGee
    • Lynch 76
    John Collins
    • O Connor 252
    Michael Scott
    • Flynn 144
    Robert White
    • Galvin 544
    • Director
      • Aisling Walsh
    • Writers
      • Patrick Galvin
      • Aisling Walsh
      • Kevin Byron Murphy
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Robert Sheehan.
    • Quotes

      Brother Mac: Your sentence here is two and a half years. Truant thirty five time this year, caught robbing five times. How old are you?

      Patrick Delaney 743: Thirteen and a half.

      Brother Mac: You're no saint. That's some history for a boy of thirteen. From now on, Delaney, you will be known as 743. That's the number allocated to you and you alone.

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    User reviews47

    Featured review
    10/10

    Men may cry.

    An outstanding film from Ireland that is playing to strongly moved and even angry audiences in many parts of Europe as well as competing at the box office in its own territory favourably with such more obviously commercial movies as Intermission and Veronica Guerin. It has won either jury or audience awards at Ghent, Copenhagen, Cherbourg and Slovenia festivals. It tackles the tough and difficult-to-film subject of child abuse and manages to uplift your emotions before devestating and dashing them. All the performances, particularly those from Iain Glen as the sadist priest Brother John and from John Travers as the lead boy Mercier are outstanding and achieving widespread recognition, and many people think this is Aidan Quinn's best role ever. Skillfully and humanely handled by director Aisling Walsh, the film has more conviction than others in its family of films such as The Magdalene Sisters or Conspiracy of Silence and deserves to be seen anywhere it hasn't yet received a distribution. Anyone still interested in honest, highly moving drama or anyone whose youth was not a bed of roses will appreciate this film. An unusual film in that, just possibly, men may cry at it.
    • patrickduncan609
    • Dec 3, 2003
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2003 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • Denmark
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Ninos de San Judas
    • Filming locations
      • County Cork, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Subotica
      • Moviefan Scandinavia A/S
      • Zoma Films Ltd.
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $783,544
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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