Our Boys
Overview
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.
Release date
01/01/1981
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Archie O'Sullivan
Brother
Mick Lally
Brother
Noel O'Donovan
Brother
Ciarán Hinds
Brother
Vinnie McCabe
Brother
Séamus Ellis
Brother
George Keegan
Brother
Paul Bennett
Brother
Brendan Ellis
Politician
Jimmy Brennan
Politician
Dermot Healy
Politician
Dermot Lynskey
Priest
Johnny Murphy
Van Driver
Charlie Roberts
Surveyor
Liam Stack
Surveyor
Tom Jordan
Father
Anne O'Connor
Mother
Original Soundtrack
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Pinch
November
Pieces of April
Tomato Red
What We Have Left
The Rapture
Symbol
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Brick
Kids
Private Peter
The Last Dinner
Hypothesis of Barrier Agreed Upon
The Tiger's Tail
Crab Day
Fréwaka
Disciples in the Moonlight
The Date
Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants
Soul on Fire