Borstal Boy (2000)
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
91 min
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.
- Release date
- March 1, 2002
- Country of origin
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $100,000
- Box office
- $87,400
Where to watch
Free
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- Amazon Video
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Trailer
Cast
- Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
- Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
- Robin Laing as Jock
- Ian McElhinney as Verreker
- Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
- Mark Huberman as Mac
- Lee Ingleby as Dale
- Eamon Glancy as Manning
- Patricia Leventon as Landlady
- John O'Toole as Whitbread
- Luke Hayden as Alex
- Michael York as Joyce
- Mark Lambert as Chief Dixon
- Viko Nikci as Jerzy
- Lukas Hassel as Kydd
- Arthur Riordan as Liberian
- Brian de Salvo as Judge Goddard
- Jer O'Leary as Republican in Court
- Luke Griffin as Miller
- David Hynes as Borstal Boy
- Dennis Conway as Holmes
Crew
- Peter Sheridan · Director
- Brendan Behan · Writer
- Nye Heron · Writer
- Peter Sheridan · Writer
- Nye Heron · Producer
- Arthur Lappin · Producer
- Pat Moylan · Producer
- Stephen McKeon · Composer
- Ciarán Tanham · Cinematographer
- Stephen O'Connell · Editor
- Maureen Hughes · Casting director
- Crispian Sallis · Production designer