| The Boys of St. Vincent | |
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 DVD cover for German release | |
| Written by | Sam Grana John N. Smith Des Walsh |
| Directed by | John N. Smith |
| Starring | Henry Czerny Sebastian Spence David Hewlett Timothy Webber Brian Dooley Lise Roy |
| Music by | Neil Smolar |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Claudio Luca |
| Cinematography | Pierre Letarte |
| Editor | Werner Nold |
| Running time | 186 minutes (U.S.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | December 6, 1992 |
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The Boys of St. Vincent is a 1992 Canadian television miniseries directed by John N. Smith for the National Film Board of Canada. It is a two-part docudrama inspired by real events that took place at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John's, Newfoundland, one of a number of child sexual abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church.
The first film, The Boys of St. Vincent, covers the sexual and physical abuse of a number of orphans by Brothers headed by Brother Peter Lavin (Henry Czerny). The second film, The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later, covers the trial of the Brothers and the long-term effects of the abuse 15 years later.
The miniseries was set to premiere on Canadian television in late 1992, but due to the concurrent trials of four Ontario priests who were being tried for similar cases, a court injunction banned the broadcast in Ontario and Quebec. The ban was later overturned after appeals at federal and provincial courts and the miniseries received a nationwide broadcast in late 1993.
The Boys of St. Vincent received widespread critical acclaim and was included in lists of the Top 10 films of 1994 by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today. It won the grand prize at the Banff Television Festival, as well as a Peabody Award and a National Board of Review award.