The Duplessis Orphans (1997)
The Duplessis Orphans (1997)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Lawrence Arcouette

Sophie Léger
Sœur Jeanne

Pierre-Luc Brillant
Actor

Jessica Barker
Murielle

Vincent Bilodeau
Banville

Michel Goyette
Gabriel

Normand D'Amour
Lazure

Julien Poulin
Actor

Jacques-Henri Gagnon
Duplessis

Hélène Grégoire
Actress

Margot Campbell
Sœur Madeleine

Michael Caloz
Dominique

Marie-France Marcotte
Dame Mouchoir

Jacques Allard
Mari de la Dame Mouchoir

Xavier Morin-Lefort
Actor

Sacha Bourque
Orphelin Jacques

Claude Prégent
Docteur Blackburn

Gary Boudreault
Docteur Bourgault

Stéphane Jacques
Frère Martineau

Chantal Monfils
Monique Gagné

Jocelyn Desjarlais
Journaliste #2

Nicolas Bouthillette
Garçon Gagné

Michel Bonneau
Fermier

Patrick St-Cyr
Orphelin Marc

Michel Thériault
Gagné

Jean-René Ouellet
Cardinal

Victor Soumis
Orphelin Pierre

Kevin Dupuis
Orphelin Jean

Linda Sauvé
Sœur Crèche #1

Josée Martin
Sœur Crèche #2

Jacinthe Potvin
Fermière

Benoît Paiement
Journaliste #1

Isabelle Pelletier
Sainte-Vierge

Marie-Anne Larochelle
Fille Gagné

Lucille Bélair
Religieuse archevêché

Léa-Marie Cantin
Sœur Ste-Ursule

Alexandre Mérineau
Orphelin Michel

Josée Rivard
Étudiante

Anthony Etesonne-Bédard
Guillaume

Mathieu Labrie
Patrick
Details.
Release DateMarch 16, 1997
Original NameLes orphelins de Duplessis
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes2
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
child abuse
asylum
orphanage
orphan
catholic school
catholic church
clergy
Scripted