Borstal Boy
“As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.”
6.2
2001
1h 31m
Drama
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.
Key Crew
Director
Peter Sheridan
Producers
Pat Moylan
Nye Heron
Arthur Lappin
Writers
Peter Sheridan
Nye Heron
Cinematography
Ciarán Tanham
Cast (20)
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
