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Borstal Boy (film)

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Borstal Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Sheridan
Screenplay by
  • Peter Sheridan
  • Nye Heron
Based onBorstal Boy
by Brendan Behan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCiarán Tanham
Edited byStephen O'Connell
Music byStephen McKeon
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release date
  • 1 March 2000 (2000-03-01)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000
Box office$87,400

Borstal Boy is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Peter Sheridan, based on the 1958 autobiographical novel of the same name by Brendan Behan.

Plot

In 1941, 16-year-old IRA volunteer Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) 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 a borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he regarded as his enemies, a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.

Cast