The read
Scores higher than 80% of the 3,351 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
148 audience votes
Key crew
- Aisling WalshDirector
- Kevin Byron MurphyWriter
- Patrick GalvinWriter
- Aisling WalshWriter
Cast
- Aidan QuinnWilliam Franklin
- Iain GlenBrother John
- Marc WarrenBrother Mac
- Dudley SuttonBrother Tom
- Alan DevlinFather Damian
- Stuart GrahamBrother Whelan
- Bernard ManningRogers 855
- John TraversLiam Mercier 636
- Andrew SimpsonGerard Peters 458
- Mark ButlerDowney 913
- Samuel BrightRyan 126
- Chris NewmanPatrick Delaney 743
Stills
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Themes
child abusebased on novel or bookpoetrybeatingreformatorystrapdisciplinewoman director1930spederasty