Borstal Boy (2001)
Borstal Boy (2001)
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Plot.
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.
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Currently Borstal Boy is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing
Jock

Ian McElhinney
Verreker

Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman
Mac

Lee Ingleby
Dale

Ronnie Drew
Customs man

Eamon Glancy
Manning

Dennis Conway
Holmes

Patricia Leventon
Landlady

Brian de Salvo
Judge Goddard

John O'Toole
Whitbread

Luke Hayden
Alex

Michael York
Joyce

Mark Lambert
Chief Dixon

Eoin Slattery
James

Owen Sharpe
Albert

Viko Nikci
Jerzy

Lukas Hassel
Kydd

Arthur Riordan
Liberian

Peter Sheridan
Director / Writer

Brendan Behan
Author

Nye Heron
Writer / Producer

Judy Counihan
Co-Producer

Arthur Lappin
Producer

Pat Moylan
Producer

Paul Myler
Line Producer

Jim Sheridan
Executive Producer

Stephen McKeon
Music

Ciarán Tanham
Director of Photography

Stephen O'Connell
Editor

Maureen Hughes
Casting

Crispian Sallis
Production Design

Michael Higgins
Art Direction

Marie Tierney
Costume Design
Media.


Details.
Release DateMarch 22, 2001
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Budget$100,000
Box Office$87,400
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
ira (irish republican army)
homophobia
bullying
liverpool
coming of age
cross dressing
accidental death
based on memoir or autobiography
teenage boy
reform school
norfolk
1940s
borstal
gay theme
gay teenager
Wiki.
Borstal Boy is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Peter Sheridan, based on the 1958 autobiographical novel of the same name by Brendan Behan.
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