Borstal Boy (film)

Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Sheridan
Written by	Novel; Brendan Behan; Screenplay; Peter Sheridan; Nye Heron
Produced by	Jim Sheridan; Pat Moylan
Starring	Shawn Hatosy; Danny Dyer; Lee Ingleby; Michael York
Cinematography	Ciarán Tanham
Edited by	Stephen O'Connell
Music by	Stephen McKeon
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date	1 March 2002;
Running time	93 min.
Countries	United Kingdom; Ireland
Language	English
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$87,400

Borstal Boy is a 2000 British/Irish romantic drama film adaptation of the Brendan Behan autobiographical novel of the same name. The film is written and directed by Irish playwright Peter Sheridan.

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 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

Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
Lee Ingleby as Dale
Michael York as Joyce
Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman as Mac
Ian McElhinney as Verreker
Ronnie Drew as Customs

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