Borstal Boy (2001)

PG-133/22/2001Drama1h 31m

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

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.

Peter Sheridan

Director

Nye Heron

Producer

Stephen McKeon

Composer