Drama · United Kingdom · 2001 · 1h 31m

Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy poster
Director
Peter Sheridan
Cast
Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall Robin Laing as Jock Ian McElhinney as Verreker Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce Mark Huberman as Mac
Crew
Ciarán Tanham — Director of Photography Stephen O'Connell — Editor Peter Sheridan — Writer Nye Heron — Writer Pat Moylan — Producer Nye Heron — Producer
Tagline

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

Synopsis

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.

Trailer Borstal Boy — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
homophobiabullyingliverpool, englandcoming of agecross dressingaccidental deathira (irish republican army)based on memoir or autobiographyteenage boyreform schoolnorfolk1940s
Key Collaborators
Peter Sheridan Director Ciarán Tanham Director of Photography Stephen O'Connell Editor Peter Sheridan Writer Nye Heron Writer Pat Moylan Producer Nye Heron Producer Arthur Lappin Producer Crispian Sallis Production Design Marie Tierney Costume Design
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