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Devil's Playground (2014)

7.41h 0mDrama

The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi’s classic film, The Devil’s Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and recently widowed, is a respected Sydney psychiatrist and father of two children. A practicing Catholic, Tom accepts an offer by the Bishop of Sydney to become a counselor of priests. During these sessions, he will uncover a scandal and become embroiled in the Church’s attempts to cover it up. Tom’s quest for justice will push him to his limits, and reveal a side of Church power and official corruption he could never have imagined.

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Director: Tony Ayres

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Simon Burke as Tom Allen

Simon Burke

Tom Allen

Don Hany as Bishop Quaid

Don Hany

Bishop Quaid

Jarin Towney as Elliot Darcy

Jarin Towney

Elliot Darcy

John Noble as Bishop John McNally

John Noble

Bishop John McNally

Morgan Davies as Bridie Allen

Morgan Davies

Bridie Allen

James Fraser as David Allen

James Fraser

David Allen

Toni Collette as Margaret Wallace

Toni Collette

Margaret Wallace

Jack Thompson as Cardinal Neville

Jack Thompson

Cardinal Neville

Andrew MacFarlane as Father Andrassi

Andrew MacFarlane

Father Andrassi

Anna Lise Phillips as Alice Kelly

Anna Lise Phillips

Alice Kelly

Leon Ford as Brother Warner

Leon Ford

Brother Warner

Uli Latukefu as Father Matteo

Uli Latukefu

Father Matteo

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