Song for a Raggy Boy poster
Director Aisling Walsh
Writer Aisling Walsh, Kevin Byron Murphy, Patrick Galvin

Song for a Raggy Boy

Tagline: Four walls. One faith. No identity.

Release Date: 2003-01-19

Duration: 94 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Iain Glen
    Brother John
  • Aidan Quinn
    William Franklin
  • Marc Warren
    Brother Mac
  • Stuart Graham
    Brother Whelan
  • Dudley Sutton
    Brother Tom
  • Andrew Simpson
    Gerard Peters 458
  • Chris Newman
    Patrick Delaney 743
  • Mark Butler
    Downey 913
  • Alan Devlin
    Father Damian
  • John Travers
    Liam Mercier 636