Borstal Boy (2001)

Run Time: 1h33m | Release: 22 Mar 2001

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland

6 / 1041 Vote Count

Overview:

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.