The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground (1977)

December 23rd, 19771h 47min

Drama
66%

Overview

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.


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