Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy
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.
Country: IE, GB
Genre: Drama
Release: 2001-03-22
Director: Peter Sheridan
Production: Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle
Tagline: As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
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