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The Devil's Playground (1977)

The Devil's Playground (1977)

Drama
Release Date: 1977, December 23
Directors: Fred Schepisi
Countries: Australia
Production: The Film House, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Commission
Cast: Nick Tate, Gerry Duggan, Sheila Florance, Jonathan Hardy, Peter Cox, Alan Cinis, Arthur Dignam, Brett Murphy, Simon Burke, John Diedrich, Richard Morgan, John Frawley

Overview:

Australia, 1953. Thirteen-year-old Tom Allen attends a strict Catholic seminary for boys administered by De La Salle Brothers. The adolescent students and their adult instructors struggle deeply with sexual repression and religious doubt.

Keywords:

coming of age 1950s boarding school semi autobiographical discipline catholic school melbourne, australia