One of the best films ever made in Canada! A harrowing, hard-to-watch portrayal of crazed child abuse by a wicked stepmother, and a father and neighbours who chose not to see what was happening in front of their eyes. The most culpable of all was the parish priest, who wilfulully ignored what was happening. This is a modern remake of a film about this story, which has been written about and made into an earlier play and a movie.