Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Directed by Aisling Walsh
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.
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Skillfully and humanely handled by director Aisling Walsh, the film has more conviction than others in its family of films such as The Magdalene Sisters or Conspiracy of Silence and deserves to be seen.
With impressive acting and a powerful script, this is basically The Magdalene Sisters meets Dead Poets Society – it would be uplifting if it wasn’t so damn harrowing and depressing.