Borstal Boy

Audience Score
60
NR 1 hr 33 minDrama
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.

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:October 15th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jim Sheridan
Production Companies:British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting