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Borstal Boy

Name: Borstal Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001-03-22
Duration: 1 h 31 min

2001 · 1h 31m · NR · English · United Kingdom

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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Director: Peter Sheridan
Writers: Peter Sheridan, Nye Heron
Release date: March 22, 2001
Runtime: 1h 31m
Original language: English
Production countries: United Kingdom, Ireland
Production companies: Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
Certification: NR
Budget: $100,000
Revenue: $87,400

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Keywords

homophobiabullyingliverpool, englandcoming of agecross dressingaccidental deathira (irish republican army)based on memoir or autobiographyteenage boyreform schoolnorfolk1940sborstalgay themegay teenager

Cast

Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Eamon Glancy

Manning

Dennis Conway

Holmes

Patricia Leventon

Landlady

John O'Toole

Whitbread

Luke Hayden

Alex

Michael York

Joyce

Mark Lambert

Chief Dixon

Eoin Slattery

James

Owen Sharpe

Albert

Viko Nikci

Jerzy

Lukas Hassel

Kydd

Arthur Riordan

Liberian

Brian de Salvo

Judge Goddard

Jer O'Leary

Republican in Court

Joe Taylor

Mortimer

Tony Coleman

Cragg

Luke Griffin

Miller

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