The Bay Boy (1984)

A Roman Catholic teenage boy in 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?

A well-meaning but predictable coming-of-age drama set in 1930s Nova Scotia. Sutherland plays an awkward 16-year-old who is eager to be initiated into the rites of manhood, although opportunities are limited in the dismal mining town in which he and his mother (Ullmann) live. Attractively photographed, the film falls flat when dealing with the well-trodded theme of adolescent angst.

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INFO:
ORIGINAL TITLE: The Bay Boy
ALSO KNOWN AS: Un printemps sous la neige (Canada: French title) (France)
ALSO KNOWN AS: Bad Company (USA) (video box title)
YEAR: 1984
DIRECTOR: Daniel Petrie
GENRE: Drama
RUNTIME: 107 min
COUNTRY: Canada | France
LANGUAGE: English
CAST: Kiefer Sutherland, Liv Ullmann, Alan Scarfe
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INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE:
NUMBER: 0086942
USER RATING: 6.3/10
AWARDS: 6 wins & 5 nominations
KEYWORDS: First Sexual Experience | Coming Of Age | Sex With Priest | Sexual Awakening | Gay Interest | more...