Directed by:
Peter SheridanCinematography:
CiarĂ¡n TanhamComposer:
Stephen McKeonCast:
Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Eva Birthistle, Michael York, Lee Ingleby, Jer O'Leary, Ian McElhinney, Mark Huberman, Viko Nikci, Lukas Hassel (more)Plots(1)
"Borstal Boy" is the engaging story about sixteen year-old Irish activist Brendan Behan. When his bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during WWII is thwarted, Brendan is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in England's East Anglia. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as "the enemy," a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Shawn Hatosy
USA
Best movies:
Soldier's Girl (2003) (TV movie)
Niagara, Niagara (1997)
Public Enemies (2009)
Danny Dyer
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Human Traffic (1999)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Robin Laing
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) (TV movie)
Eva Birthistle
Ireland
Best movies:
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Michael York
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Cabaret (1972)
Lee Ingleby
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Jer O'Leary
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
My Left Foot (1989)
Ian McElhinney
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
Mark Huberman
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Borstal Boy (2000)
Hidden (2011) (series)
Viko Nikci
Best movies:
Borstal Boy (2000)
Lukas Hassel
Denmark
Best movies:
Borstal Boy (2000)
The Black Room (2017)
Slapface (2021)
Eoin Slattery
Best movies:
Borstal Boy (2000)
The Fence (2022)
Rosamunde Pilcher (1993) (series)
Arthur Riordan
Ireland
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Borstal Boy (2000)
On the Edge (2001)