Is Song for a Raggy Boy sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Song for a Raggy Boy violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Song for a Raggy Boy scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Song for a Raggy Boy easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Song for a Raggy Boy end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Song for a Raggy Boy

Name: Song for a Raggy Boy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2003
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

Directed by Aisling Walsh

Produced by Fantastic Films, Moviefan Scandinavia A/S

200394 min7.3 / 10

A harrowing historical drama about institutional abuse and moral corruption within a reformatory school, anchored by the clash between a principled teacher and a sadistic authority figure.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Religion Versus The System Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Supernatural Horror Films Honor And Duty

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Child Abuse Based On Novel Or Book Poetry Beating Reformatory Strap Discipline Woman Director 1930s Pederasty

Questions people ask

Is Song for a Raggy Boy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Song for a Raggy Boy violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Song for a Raggy Boy scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Song for a Raggy Boy easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Song for a Raggy Boy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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