Borstal Boy

Release Date: 2001-03-22

Runtime: 88

Languages: English | Gaeilge

Rating: 6.2

Votes: 45

Genres: Drama

Director: Peter Sheridan

Description: 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. H...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.Read More

Production Companies:

British Screen Productions

BSB