

Boy Soldier
1987 · Movie · 1h 39m
Drama
Overview
A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Key crew
- Karl FrancisDirector
- Karl FrancisWriter
Cast
- Richard LynchWil Thomas
- Emer GillespieDeirdre
- Bernard HillOfficer
- Dafydd HywelSergeant Crane
- Simon CoadyQuinnell
- Dylan DaviesJoe
- James DonnellyTruscott-Jones
- Russell GomerWright
- Terry JacksonSergeant
- Bernard LathamRoberts
- Timothy LynGary
- Stephen LyonsHotel Manager
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Themes
walesirelandmilitarythe troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)























