Borstal Boy 2001

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Drama

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.

Release Date 2001-03-22
Runtime 1h 33m
Director Peter Sheridan
Producers Judy Counihan, Nye Heron, Arthur Lappin, Pat Moylan, Paul Myler, Jim Sheridan
Writers Brendan Behan, Nye Heron, Peter Sheridan