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Borstal Boy (2001)

Borstal Boy (2001)

Drama

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

Release Date: 2001, March 22
Directors: Peter Sheridan
Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland
Production: Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
Cast: Michael York, Shawn Hatosy, Lee Ingleby, John O'Toole, Jer O'Leary, Robert Price, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle, Brian de Salvo, Robin Laing, Luke Hayden, Mark Huberman

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.

Keywords:

bullying coming of age 1940s gay theme cross-dressing teenage boy homophobia based on memoir or autobiography accidental death gay teenager ira (irish republican army) liverpool, england reform school norfolk borstal