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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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Peter Sheridan profile
Peter Sheridan

Director

Cast

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Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer profile
Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing profile
Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney profile
Ian McElhinney

Verreker

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Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman profile
Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby profile
Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew profile
Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Eamon Glancy profile
Eamon Glancy

Manning

Dennis Conway profile
Dennis Conway

Holmes

Patricia Leventon profile
Patricia Leventon

Landlady

John O'Toole profile
John O'Toole

Whitbread

Shawn Hatosy profile
Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer profile
Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing profile
Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney profile
Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle profile
Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman profile
Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby profile
Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew profile
Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Eamon Glancy profile
Eamon Glancy

Manning

Dennis Conway profile
Dennis Conway

Holmes

Patricia Leventon profile
Patricia Leventon

Landlady

John O'Toole profile
John O'Toole

Whitbread

Extra

Release Date

March 22, 2001

Original Language

English, Irish

Budget

$100,000.00

Production Company

British Screen Productions logoBSB logoFís Éireann/Screen Ireland logoDakota Films logoHell's Kitchen logoRTÉ logoFull Schilling Investments logo

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Videos

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BORSTAL BOY Official Film Trailer

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