An armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is the turbulent and moving story of four British 'bricks for Empire building' - based on the memoirs of some of the 100,000 'home children' who helped build the new Canada.
Released: Mar 01, 1987
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Stars: R.H. Thomson, Jan Austin, Sarah Polley, Nathan Adamson, Fiona Reid, Sian Leisa Davies
Crew: Allan Kroeker (Director), W. Paterson Ferns (Producer), Nancy Trites-Botkin (Co-Producer), Rodney Charters (Cinematography), Terence Ryan (Executive Producer), Lara Mazur (Editor)