Borstal Boy

Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan, is befriended as a teenager in a British labor camp by a liberal warden.

• Director:Peter Sheridan
• Genre:Drama | Romance
• Runtime:93 minutes

Cast

Shawn Hatosy : Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer : Charlie Milwall

Lee Ingleby : Dale

Robin Laing : Jock
Eva Birthistle : Liz Joyce

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 perceived as “the enemy,” 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. Read more

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