Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy (2001)

6.2 91 min Movie
Drama

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

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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Cast

Shawn Hatosy Shawn Hatosy Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer Danny Dyer Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing Robin Laing Jock
Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney Verreker
Eva Birthistle Eva Birthistle Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman Mark Huberman Mac
Lee Ingleby Lee Ingleby Dale
Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew Customs man
Eamon Glancy Eamon Glancy Manning
Dennis Conway Dennis Conway Holmes
Patricia Leventon Patricia Leventon Landlady
John O'Toole John O'Toole Whitbread

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