Borstal Boy
2000 · ★ 6.1 · Dir. Peter Sheridan
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.
- Released
- 2000-01-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Language
- EN
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Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Michael York
Joyce
Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
John O'Toole
