Movie Description

Borstal Boy

(2001)

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.

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Original TitleBorstal Boy

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2001-03-22

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 28m

Budget₹ 100000

Revenue₹ 87400

Homepagehttps://www.screenireland.ie/directory/view/44/borstal-boy/archive

Production CompaniesBritish Screen Productions,BSB,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Dakota Films,Hell's Kitchen,RTÉ,Full Schilling Investments

Genres

  • Drama