Borstal Boy (2000)
Director
Peter Sheridan
Main cast
Shawn Hatosy; Danny Dyer; Robin Laing; Eva Birthistle; Michael York
Genres
Drama, Foreign
Description
Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist is arrested and imprisoned in an East Anglia Borstal. There he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.
Peter Sheridan
Main cast
Shawn Hatosy; Danny Dyer; Robin Laing; Eva Birthistle; Michael York
Genres
Drama, Foreign
Description
Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist is arrested and imprisoned in an East Anglia Borstal. There he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.
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