Watch Our Boys (1981) Online Free
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.
Cast
Archie O'Sullivan, Mick Lally, Noel O'Donovan, Ciarán Hinds, Vinnie McCabe, Séamus Ellis, George Keegan, Paul Bennett, Brendan Ellis, Jimmy Brennan, Dermot Healy, Dermot Lynskey
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