When Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) arrives in Liverpool with a bag full of explosives amidst WWII,...
Borstal Boy
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.
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Borstal Boy
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Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 22, 2001
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
User Score
62%
Original Title
Borstal Boy
Production Companies
British Screen Productions, BSB, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen, RTÉ, Full Schilling Investments
Director
Peter Sheridan
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$87,400
Description
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.