Borstal Boy (2001)

Name: Borstal Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 22 Mar 2001
Rating: 6.00
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle

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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.

Release: Mar 22, 2001

Runtime: 93 minutes

Language: English, Gaeilge

Studio: British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting

Country: United Kingdom, Ireland

Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle, Mark Huberman

Crew: Peter Sheridan (Director), Brendan Behan (Author), Nye Heron (Writer), Peter Sheridan (Writer), Judy Counihan (Co-Producer), Nye Heron (Producer)

Drama ira (irish republican army)