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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Cast & Crew.
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Eamon Glancy
Manning
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Mark Huberman
Mac
Patricia Leventon
Landlady
Dennis Conway
Holmes
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
John O'Toole
Whitbread
Luke Hayden
Alex
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Brian de Salvo
Judge Goddard
Peter Sheridan
Director
Brendan Behan
Writer
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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.