07 Nov 1997
Brute
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.
The Quiet One
A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.
Top Billed Cast
Garry Merrill Narrator (voice)
Donald Thompson Donald Peters
Clarence Cooper The counselor
Sadie Stockton The grandmother
Estelle Evans The mother
Paul Baucum The stepfather
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