DramaHistory
Song for a Raggy Boy
"Four walls. One faith. No identity."
User Score140 votes
73%7.3/10
Release2003→
Runtime1H 34M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
Principal Cast8
Aidan Quinn
William Franklin
Iain Glen
Brother John
Marc Warren
Brother Mac
Dudley Sutton
Brother Tom
Alan Devlin
Father Damian
Stuart Graham
Brother Whelan
Bernard Manning
Rogers 855
John Travers
Liam Mercier 636
Media4
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Director
Aisling Walsh
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Box Office
Revenue$1M
Keywords
based on novel or bookpoetrybeatingreformatorystrapdisciplinewoman director1930spederasty
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