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Betrayal of Silence

  • TV Movie
  • 1988
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
63
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Betrayal of Silence (1988)
Drama

An inexperienced lawyer is given the case of a young girl from a religious orphanage who has been savagely beaten, but she believes there is more to the priests who work there than meets the... Read allAn inexperienced lawyer is given the case of a young girl from a religious orphanage who has been savagely beaten, but she believes there is more to the priests who work there than meets the eye.An inexperienced lawyer is given the case of a young girl from a religious orphanage who has been savagely beaten, but she believes there is more to the priests who work there than meets the eye.

  • Director
    • Jeff Woolnough
  • Writer
    • Jim Makichuk
  • Stars
    • Meg Foster
    • Joanne Vannicola
    • Alex Carter
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    63
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jeff Woolnough
    • Writer
      • Jim Makichuk
    • Stars
      • Meg Foster
      • Joanne Vannicola
      • Alex Carter
    • 1User review
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    Meg Foster
    Meg Foster
    • Julie
    Joanne Vannicola
    Joanne Vannicola
    • Karen
    Alex Carter
    Alex Carter
    • Michael
    Marc Strange
    Marc Strange
    • Brother Thomas
    Michael J. Reynolds
    Michael J. Reynolds
    • Barrington
    Laura Press
    • Thelma
    James Purcell
    • Eastman
    Joe Roncetti
    Joe Roncetti
    • Andrew
    Cec Linder
    Cec Linder
    • Judge Calvin
    James Kidnie
    James Kidnie
    • Brother Martin
    Larry Aubrey
    • Brother Edward
    David Bolt
    • Father Benoit
    Steve Makaj
    Steve Makaj
    • Officer Musso
    Paul Boretski
    • Officer Fredericks
    J.P. Linton
    • Mr. Nordsen
    Francine Volker
    • Mrs. Nordsen
    Joan Karasevich
    • Miss Courtney
    Gareth Bennett
    • Carl
    • Director
      • Jeff Woolnough
    • Writer
      • Jim Makichuk
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    3KnatLouie

    Welcome to "The Meg Foster Show"!

    So I managed to find this rare movie on an old VHS-tape, that somebody had taped off the TV in the early 90s (probably not many other places to find this movie), and I just watched it randomly because "why not - YOLO".

    The movie revolves around a female attorney (played by the icy-eyed Meg Foster - same year she did "They Live"), who has taken a case regarding a young teenage girl, who was found beaten in a motel room, and initially claimed that a priesthood (called "Holden House") was forcing to make orphans at their disposal do terrible things. But no proof was found, and later she withdrew her testimonial.

    The lawyer then gets some help from a private eye (Alex Carter - in his movie debut), and together they must fight a lonely battle to unravel the truth in the matter.

    Overall, it was a quite tedious and slow-moving story, that reeked of low-budget TV-production. But it was basically "The Meg Foster Show", as she's the main reason for watching this film.

    The relatively unknown actor Joe Roncetti also gave a good performance as a young boy who had a similar bad experience as the girl, but otherwise all the actors were just plain flat and boring.

    I'll definitely not watch this movie again (because "YOLO", y'know)

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    • Release date
      • 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Geheimnis von Holden House
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Telestories Entertainment Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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