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.
R.H. Thomson
Wilf Hawthorne
Sarah Polley
Becky Hawthorne
Fiona Reid
Abigail Hawthorne
Amos Crawley
Robin Davies
Cedric Smith
Mr. MacDonald
Torquil Campbell
Len Hawkins
Eric Peterson
Owen Baker
James Bradford
Official
Robert Haley
Doctor
Gerard Parkes
Reverend Laird
George Buza
Field Worker
Loreena McKennitt
Lady Traveller