The Devil's Playground
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A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-12-23
Runtime: 107 mins
Director: Fred Schepisi
Writer: Fred Schepisi
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Devil's Playground
Production Companies: The Film House, Australian Film Commission
Production Countries: Australia
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