Borstal Boy (2001)

6.2/10 • 91 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Shawn Hatosy

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Ian McElhinney

Eva Birthistle

Lee Ingleby

Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Luke Hayden

Michael York

Mark Lambert

Eoin Slattery

James

Lukas Hassel

Arthur Riordan

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