Borstal Boy
6.2/10
1hr 28mins
Country:IE, GB
2001
Drama
Spoken Languages: English, Gaeilge
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.
Budget
$100,000.00
Production companies
British Screen Productions, BSB, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen, RTÉ, Full Schilling Investments
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1hr 28mins
Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
2001-03-22
