Borstal Boy 2001
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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.
- Released: 2001-03-22
- Runtime: 93 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle
- Director: Peter Sheridan, Brendan Behan, Nye Heron, Peter Sheridan, Judy Counihan
