Borstal Boy

2001

93 min

6.0

Ends at

Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East Anglia, where he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Peter Sheridan

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Shawn Hatosy

Danny Dyer

Robin Laing

Ian McElhinney

Eva Birthistle

Mark Huberman

Lee Ingleby

Ronnie Drew

Eamon Glancy

Dennis Conway

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Borstal Boy

Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East Anglia, where he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.

  • Shawn Hatosy

  • Danny Dyer

  • Robin Laing

  • Ian McElhinney

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