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Borstal Boy( 2001)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shawn Hatosy

      Brendan Behan

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      Danny Dyer

      Charlie Milwall

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      Robin Laing

      Jock

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      Ian McElhinney

      Verreker

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      Eva Birthistle

      Liz Joyce

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      Mark Huberman

      Mac

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      Lee Ingleby

      Dale

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      Ronnie Drew

      Customs man

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      Eamon Glancy

      Manning

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      Dennis Conway

      Holmes

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      Patricia Leventon

      Landlady

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      John O'Toole

      Whitbread

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      Luke Hayden

      Alex

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      Michael York

      Joyce

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      Mark Lambert

      Chief Dixon

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      Eoin Slattery

      James

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      Owen Sharpe

      Albert

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      Viko Nikci

      Jerzy

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      Lukas Hassel

      Kydd

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jan 22 2025
    When Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) arrives in Liverpool with a bag full of explosives amidst WWII, he's promptly caught and sent to a youth detention facility in Norfolk. It's run by a fair and open-minded warden (Michael York) who advises his inmates to behave themselves and all will be fine. That's easier said than done, though, as this confirmed Irish republican is not going to naturally fit in with his cohorts. One exception might be navy man Charlie Milwall (Danny Dyer) with whom he becomes quite thick. What now ensues combines a frequently toxic mix of politics, bullying and fluid sexualit...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    100000.00

    Revenue

    87400.00

    Keywords

    • homophobia
    • bullying
    • liverpool, england
    • coming of age
    • cross dressing
    • accidental death
    • ira (irish republican army)
    • based on memoir or autobiography
    • teenage boy
    • reform school
    • norfolk
    • 1940s
    • borstal
    • gay theme
    • gay teenager