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Borstal Boy

6.220011h 31mDrama

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

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.

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Cast

Shawn HatosyBrendan Behan
Danny DyerCharlie Milwall
Robin LaingJock
Ian McElhinneyVerreker
Eva BirthistleLiz Joyce
Mark HubermanMac
Lee InglebyDale
Ronnie DrewCustoms man
Eamon GlancyManning
Dennis ConwayHolmes
Patricia LeventonLandlady
John O'TooleWhitbread
Luke HaydenAlex
Michael YorkJoyce
Mark LambertChief Dixon
Eoin SlatteryJames
Owen SharpeAlbert
Viko NikciJerzy
Lukas HasselKydd
Arthur RiordanLiberian
Brian de SalvoJudge Goddard
Jer O'LearyRepublican in Court
Joe TaylorMortimer
Tony ColemanCragg

Details

Status
Released
Release date
22 March 2001
Runtime
91 min
Director
Peter Sheridan
Writers
Peter Sheridan, Brendan Behan, Nye Heron
Music
Stephen McKeon
Studios
Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
Countries
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
Irish, English
Budget
$100K
Box office
$87.4K
IMDb screenireland.ie