The Devil's Playground
1977 · 1h 47m · Drama · Australia · Rated PG-13 (US)
Australia, 1953. Thirteen-year-old Tom Allen attends a strict Catholic seminary for boys administered by De La Salle Brothers. The adolescent students and their adult instructors struggle deeply with sexual repression and religious doubt.
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1950sboarding schoolcatholic schoolcoming of agedisciplinemelbourne, australiasemi autobiographical
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