September 6, 1984
Release Date

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The Bay Boy (1984)

Name: The Bay Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-09-06

1h 47m

Running Time

September 6, 1984
Release Date

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Plot.

A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should be become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far should he go with his girl friend, who happens to be the murderer's daughter?

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Details.

Release Date
September 6, 1984

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 47m

Filming Locations
Nova Scotia, Canada

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-01-06

This Movie Is About.

nova scotia canada

coming of age

1930s

cape breton

Wiki.

The Bay Boy is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen debut of Kiefer Sutherland as the film's central character, alongside Liv Ullmann as his character's mother.