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Reference Type The National Times newspaper
Title Devil's Playground is far from anti-religious
Page Number 36
Comments An interesting article which takes the stand the The Devil's Playground is not attack on the Catholic Church but instead a sympathetic account of catholic boyhood in a religious college.
Synopsis The article begins by stating that The Devil's Playground is not an attack on the Catholic Church.

It discusses Schepisi's own personal experience with the Catholic Church and then goes on to discuss the subject of the film and the fact that there is a "sickness" in the school.

It also discusses the role of the teaching priests and finishes by talking about the films technical excellence and that it deserved every award it received.
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