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The Bay Boy(Movie, 1984)

1h 47min | Genre: Drama
The Bay BoyRating: 3.0/5 (with 66 votes)
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. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Bay Boy

Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture

About The Bay Boy

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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Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, France
Shot in: Nova Scotia
Plays in: Nova Scotia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/06/1984
Director: Daniel Petrie
Screenwriter: Daniel Petrie
Director of Photography: Claude Agostini
Composer: Claude Bolling
Costume designer: Renée April
Production Designer: Richard Harrison
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Un printemps sous la neige"

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