Borstal Boy
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
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- Drama
Overview
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, 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.
Keywords
- england
- 1940s
- bullying
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- homophobia
- gay theme
- based on memoir or autobiography
- liverpool
- cross dressing
- accidental death
- ira (irish republican army)
- norfolk
- reform school
- borstal
- gay teenager
- liverpool, england
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 22, 2001
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- irish, english
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Production
- British Screen Productions,British Sky Broadcasting,Dakota Films,Hell's Kitchen,Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
- Budget
- $100,000
- Revenue
- $87,400
- IMDb
- tt0221838