Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

1h 28m 2001 Drama United Kingdom, Ireland
Budget: $100,000 Revenue: $87,400

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.

Director

Peter Sheridan

Writer

Peter Sheridan, Nye Heron