The Bay Boy
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.
Plot
In 1937, Donald Campbell (Kiefer Sutherland) is a sensitive 16-year-old boy coming of age in a dark and uncertain time for both his community and life. His mother (Liv Ullmann) wants him to continue his education after high school and become a priest, but Donald is more interested in girls than prayerbooks. He is also frightened after a visiting priest attempts to molest him.
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| author | Daniel Petrie |
|---|---|
| award | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture |
| contentLocation | Nova Scotia |
| director | Daniel Petrie |
| editor | Susan Shanks |
| genre | drama |
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| musicBy | Claude Bolling |
| producer | Denis Héroux John Kemeny |
| publisher | Pan-Canadian]] |
| recordedAt | Nova Scotia |
| theme | biographical high school |