Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

★ 7.3 1h 34m Drama · History

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.

Director

Aisling Walsh

Cast

Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin, Stuart Graham, Bernard Manning, John Travers

Country

Ireland / United Kingdom / Denmark / Spain

Released

January 19, 2003