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6.2Brendan 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.
Released: 2001-03-2291 minDir: Peter SheridanDramaBudget: $100,000Box office: $87,400
Cast
- Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
- Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
- Robin Laing as Jock
- Ian McElhinney as Verreker
- Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
- Mark Huberman as Mac
Themes
- homophobia
- bullying
- liverpool, england
- coming of age
- cross dressing
- accidental death
- ira (irish republican army)
- based on memoir or autobiography
- teenage boy
- reform school
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Irish Republican Army
- Director
- Peter Sheridan
- Screenwriter
- Peter Sheridan
- Cast member
- Michael York
- Composer
- Stephen McKeon
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 531014
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-03-01
- title
- Borstal Boy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 5.7/10
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