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The Duplessis Orphans( 1997)

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Overview

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.

  1. Johanne Prégent

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Lawrence Arcouette

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    Sophie Léger

    Sœur Jeanne

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    Jessica Barker

    Murielle

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    Vincent Bilodeau

    Banville

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    Normand D'Amour

    Lazure

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    Jacques-Henri Gagnon

    Duplessis

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    Margot Campbell

    Sœur Madeleine

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    Marie-France Marcotte

    Dame Mouchoir

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    Jacques Allard

    Mari de la Dame Mouchoir

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    Sacha Bourque

    Orphelin Jacques

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    Claude Prégent

    Docteur Blackburn

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    Gary Boudreault

    Docteur Bourgault

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    Stéphane Jacques

    Frère Martineau

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    Chantal Monfils

    Monique Gagné

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    Jocelyn Desjarlais

    Journaliste #2

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    Nicolas Bouthillette

    Garçon Gagné

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    Michel Bonneau

    Fermier

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    Patrick St-Cyr

    Orphelin Marc

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    Michel Thériault

    Gagné

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    Jean-René Ouellet

    Cardinal

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    Victor Soumis

    Orphelin Pierre

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    Kevin Dupuis

    Orphelin Jean

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    Linda Sauvé

    Sœur Crèche #1

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    Josée Martin

    Sœur Crèche #2

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    Jacinthe Potvin

    Fermière

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    Benoît Paiement

    Journaliste #1

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    Isabelle Pelletier

    Sainte-Vierge

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    Marie-Anne Larochelle

    Fille Gagné

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    Lucille Bélair

    Religieuse archevêché

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    Léa-Marie Cantin

    Sœur Ste-Ursule

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    Alexandre Mérineau

    Orphelin Michel

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    Josée Rivard

    Étudiante

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    Anthony Etesonne-Bédard

    Guillaume

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    Mathieu Labrie

    Patrick

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Season 1

1997 | 2 Episodes

Season 1 of The Duplessis Orphans premiered on Mar 16 1997

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • child abuse
  • asylum
  • orphanage
  • orphan
  • catholic school
  • catholic church
  • clergy