Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

6.2|2001|1h 28m| EN

Overview: 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.

Genres: Drama

Director: Peter Sheridan

Votes: 44

Production Companies:

British Screen Productions

BSB

BSB

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Dakota Films

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

RTÉ

RTÉ

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