Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

2001 · Movie · 1h 31m · NR

Drama

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

Overview

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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IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Metacritic
47/100
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homophobiabullyingliverpool, englandcoming of agecross dressingaccidental deathira (irish republican army)based on memoir or autobiographyteenage boyreform schoolnorfolk1940s