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Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy
Year Released:
2000
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Director(s):
Peter Sheridan
Producer(s):
n/a
Studio:
TLA Video
Length:
93 minutes
Genre:
coming of age
Gayness:
Has strong gay sub-plot
Film website:
n/a

Actor(s):

Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer

Synopsis:

Brendan Behan is a sixteen year-old Irish Republican who 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. 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. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.

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