Borstal Boy
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 93 mins
(41 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Shawn Hatosy
- Danny Dyer
- Robin Laing
- Ian McElhinney
- Eva Birthistle
- Mark Huberman
- Lee Ingleby
- Ronnie Drew
- Eamon Glancy
- Dennis Conway
- Patricia Leventon
- John O'Toole
- Luke Hayden
- Michael York
- Mark Lambert
Director
- Peter Sheridan
Producers
- Nye Heron
- Arthur Lappin
- Pat Moylan
