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

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Luke Hayden

Alex

Michael York

Joyce

Mark Lambert

Chief Dixon

Eoin Slattery

James

Lukas Hassel

Kydd

Arthur Riordan

Liberian

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