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.
Dermot Healy
Writer
Cathal Black
Director
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
Holy Lands61%
The Safety of Objects65%
Kisses71%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
Strange Weather58%
TalhotBlond63%
Nothing Personal65%
Iron Jawed Angels67%
A Dry White Season67%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
All Day and a Night62%
Hellion58%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl72%
Normal66%
Starving in Suburbia65%
Lucky Them60%
Cardboard Boxer63%
Eleanor the Great69%
The Poker House62%
Girl in the Box67%
