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The Devil's Playground is a Australien film of genre Drama directed by Fred Schepisi released in USA on 1 october 1979 with Arthur Dignam
The Devil's Playground (1976)
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Add to a movie listThe Devil's Playground is an Australian 1976 semi-autobiographical film by director Fred Schepisi. It tells the story of a boy growing up and going to school in a Catholic seminary. Its focus is on the trials of the flesh and the tensions that arise, for both Brothers and students, from the religious injunction to control one's sexuality.
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In August 1953, the 13-year-old Tom Allen attends a Catholic juniorate / (junior seminary) in Melbourne, Australia. Students and Brothers face individual challenges of faith and self-restraint.Actors
Arthur Dignam
(Brother Francine)
Nick Tate
(Brother Victor)
Simon Burke
(Tom Allen)
Jonathan Hardy
(Brother Arnold)
Gerry Duggan
(Brother Hanrahan)
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