(Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival)
1999-06
Canada
(DVD premiere)
2002-12-03
France
(re-release)
2009-07-08
Greece
(re-release)
2011-09-01
Brazil
(DVD premiere)
2014-08-12
France
(Tours Désir Désirs Festival)
2018-02-19
The Children's Hour
(Original title)
La mentira infame
Argentina
Infam
Austria
Infâmia
Brazil
Детският час
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title)
The Children's Hour
Canada (English title)
La rumeur
Canada (French title)
Sladder
Denmark
Laste tund
Estonia
Huhu
Finland
La rumeur
France
Οι ψίθυροι
Greece
Oi psithyroi
Greece (transliterated title)
Végzetes rágalom
Hungary
Gyerekek órája
Hungary (tv title)
The Loudest Whisper
India (English title)
Shayea
Iran (Persian title)
Quelle due
Italy
噂の二人
Japan (Japanese title)
Vaikų valanda
Lithuania
La mentira infame
Mexico
Løgnen
Norway
La mentira infame
Peru
Niewiniątka
Poland
A Infame Mentira
Portugal
Infame Mentira
Portugal (pre-release title)
Ora copiilor
Romania
Obrekovanje
Slovenia
Детский час
Soviet Union (Russian title)
La calumnia
Spain
L'hora dels nens
Spain (Catalan title)
Ryktet
Sweden
雙姝怨
Taiwan
Tehlikeli Fısıltı
Turkey (Turkish title)
The Children's Hour
UK
The Children's Hour
USA
The Infamous
USA (working title)
Дитячий час
Ukraine
Infam
West Germany
Sex & Nudity
None
The whole film revolves around a rumor regarding a lesbian affair between the main characters.
Two characters passionately kiss in two different scenes.
Violence & Gore
Mild
Moderate bullying - Mary has several scenes where she torments her classmates either physically or psychologically.
Joe spanks Mary in one scene, causing her to cry.
A character commits suicide; we see the shadow of a rope hanging across a room, and the shocked reaction from the person who discovers what happened.
Profanity
None
Brief mild language - One "hell" and two "damn"s
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
None
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild
The main object of the films deals with sexual situations and woman being accused that they're lesbians. The historically accurate depiction of hateful attitudes toward LGBTQ persons may now (2021) distress many viewers.