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    Song for a Raggy Boy

    2003 · Drama · 1h 38m

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  1. Song for a Raggy Boy is a 2003 Irish historical drama film directed by Aisling Walsh. It is based on the book of the same name by Patrick Galvin and is based on true events.

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  3. Apr 19, 2023 · Yes, ‘Song for a Raggy Boy’ is based on a true story. It is an adaptation of Patrick Galvin’s eponymous novel, which is based on the author’s own experience as a teacher at a reformatory school in Ireland.

  4. Aug 20, 2007 · It included fellow-Corkman and poet Robert O'Donoghue, whose insistence on a biographical series in the then Cork Examiner led at least to two chapters of Galvin's acclaimed Song for a...

  5. With Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton. 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.

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    • Drama, History
    • Aisling Walsh
    • 2003-08-22
  6. Song for a Raggy Boy” is a powerful film that tells the gripping true story of a group of boys at St. Jude’s Reformatory School in Ireland during the 1930s. Directed by an acclaimed filmmaker and based on a novel by an esteemed author, this film sheds light on a dark chapter in Irish history while highlighting the strength and ...

  7. Based on a true story, ‘Song for a Raggy Boy’ is the tale of one man’s courage to stand up and fight the regime of a boys’ Catholic Reform School in 1939 Ireland.

  8. Feb 2, 2003 · By David Rooney. Director Aisling Walsh for the most part brings an admirably even-handed approach to brutal material in “Song For a Raggy Boy,” adapted from Cork writer Patrick Galvin’s...

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