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Borstal Boy

March 22, 2001 | 88m

Drama

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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.

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Shawn Hatosy	Brendan Behan	2
Danny Dyer	Charlie Milwall	2
Robin Laing	Jock	1
Ian McElhinney	Verreker	1
Eva Birthistle	Liz Joyce	2

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

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Borstal Boy

Peter Sheridan | United Kingdom

March 22, 2001 | 88m

Drama

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.