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Borstal Boy

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

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Borstal Boy — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • March 22, 2001
  • Runtime
  • 91 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Peter Sheridan

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Borstal Boy — Cast

Shawn Hatosy photo Shawn Hatosy Brendan Behan Danny Dyer photo Danny Dyer Charlie Milwall Robin Laing photo Robin Laing Jock Ian McElhinney photo Ian McElhinney Verreker Eva Birthistle photo Eva Birthistle Liz Joyce Mark Huberman photo Mark Huberman Mac Lee Ingleby photo Lee Ingleby Dale Ronnie Drew photo Ronnie Drew Customs man

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