Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan. Its central character is a teenaged boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma. The film premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and was given a theatrical release in 2005. This fictional story centers on Ralph Walker, a teenager attending a Catholic private school. His father was killed in World War II and his mother is hospitalized with an unidentified illness. Ralph is naturally prone to mischief and often... finds himself an outcast among his classmates. He tries to emulate the conduct of grown ups, and is caught smoking cigarettes and masturbating by headmaster Father Fitzpatrick. Already labeled a troublemaker, Ralph is forced to join the school's cross country team to relieve him of his excess energy. When Ralph's mother falls into a coma, he is told it will take a miracle for her to survive.
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| Release date: | 2004 |
| Directed by: | Michael McGowan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Teza Lawrence, Andrea Mann, Seaton McLean, Michael Souther |
| Editor: | Susan Maggi |
| Music by: | Andrew Lockington |
| Cinematography: | Rene Ohashi |
| Screenplay by: | Michael McGowan |
| Genre: | Comedy |