The Duplessis Orphans (1997)

In the 1950s, young boys were placed in orphanages and endure harsh and austere living conditions. As a united group, they supported each other and survived despite bullying, hardship and little hope for better days. While these children were doing their best to survive, they had no way to suspect the secret dealings between the clergy, the medical profession and the government that will inevitably seal their fates. The institution faced with a precarious financial situation, the solution is to transform the orphanage into a psychiatric institute in order to obtain additional subsidies. To demonstrate the need for this change in status, the orphans are labeled as insane by the very people who took them in to help them. While their future as orphans was already precarious, they become prisoners of an asylum system from which they have little hope of being able to free themselves even as they grow older.

Writing:
  • Jacques Savoie
  • Johanne Prégent
  • Pierre Olivier

Stars:
Release Date: 1997-03-16
Seasons: 1
  • Country: CA
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 90
Jacques-Henri Gagnon
Jacques-Henri...
Duplessis
Jean-René Ouellet
Jean-René Oue...
Cardinal
Gary Boudreault
Gary Boudreau...
Docteur Bourgault
Lawrence Arcouette
Lawrence Arco...
Sophie Léger
Sophie Léger
Sœur Jeanne
Jessica Barker
Jessica Barke...
Murielle
Vincent Bilodeau
Vincent Bilod...
Banville
Normand D'Amour
Normand D'Amo...
Lazure
Margot Campbell
Margot Campbe...
Sœur Madeleine
Marie-France Marcotte
Marie-France...
Dame Mouchoir
Jacques Allard
Jacques Allar...
Mari de la Dame Mouchoir
Sacha Bourque
Sacha Bourque
Orphelin Jacques
Claude Prégent
Claude Prégen...
Docteur Blackburn
Stéphane Jacques
Stéphane Jacq...
Frère Martineau
Jacinthe Potvin
Jacinthe Potv...
Fermière
Josée Rivard
Josée Rivard
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