Borstal Boy (2001)

Borstal Boy (2001)

2001-03-22 United Kingdom, Ireland 88 Min. PG-13
6.1 43 votes

Overview

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 is Brendan Behan
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer is Charlie Milwall
Charlie Milwall
Ian McElhinney is Verreker
Eva Birthistle is Liz Joyce
Ronnie Drew is Customs man
Customs man
Eamon Glancy is Manning
John O'Toole is Whitbread
Whitbread