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.

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Main Cast: R.H. Thomson, Jan Austin, Sarah Polley, Nathan Adamson, Fiona Reid, Sian Leisa Davies, Amos Crawley, Cedric Smith, Maureen McRae, Huw Davies

Director: Allan Kroeker

Writers: Margaret Atwood, Peter Pearson

Editor: Lara Mazur

Cinematographer: Rodney Charters

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