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Borstal Boy (2002)

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NR 1 hr 28 minMar 8th, 2002Drama
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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.
StarringShawn HatosyDanny DyerRobin Laing
DirectorPeter Sheridan
WritersPeter SheridanNye Heron

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 8th, 2002
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 15th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$100,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$87,400 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jim Sheridan
Production Companies:British Screen Productions, BSB, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen, RTÉ, Full Schilling Investments
Movie Tags:
gay themecoming of age1940sbullyinghomophobiateenage boycross dressingbased on memoir or autobiographyliverpool, englandaccidental death