Borstal Boy (2001)

03/22/2001 (GB) • 1h 31m

Drama

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

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$100,000.00

Revenue

$87,400.00

Keywords

homophobia

bullying

liverpool, england

coming of age

cross dressing

accidental death

ira (irish republican army)

based on memoir or autobiography

teenage boy

reform school

norfolk

1940s

borstal

gay theme

gay teenager

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