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Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

20011ч 31мин
6.2
(52)

"As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape."

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.

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StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 22, 2001
Original Languageen
Budget100 000 щ.д.
Revenue87 400 щ.д.

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Vote Count52
Popularity2

Languages

IrishEnglish

Production Countries

United KingdomIreland

Production Companies

Dakota Films

Hell's Kitchen

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Writers

Peter Sheridan

Nye Heron

Producers

Pat Moylan

Arthur Lappin

Nye Heron

Composer

Stephen McKeon

Cinematography

Ciarán Tanham

Editor

Stephen O'Connell

Keywords

homophobiabullyingliverpool, englandcoming of agecross dressingaccidental deathira (irish republican army)based on memoir or autobiographyteenage boyreform schoolnorfolk1940sborstalgay themegay teenager

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