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Song for a Raggy Boy

2003·1h 34m·TV-MA
DramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
5,254 votes

The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.

Song for a Raggy Boy is a 2003 drama history movie directed by Aisling Walsh, starring Iain Glen, Dudley Sutton, Aidan Quinn. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 5,254 votes and runs 1h 34m.

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Director
Aisling Walsh
Stars
Iain Glen
Dudley Sutton
Aidan Quinn
Marc Warren
Details
2003-08-22
94 min
Movie
TV-MA
★ Ireland, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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