Movie Details
Original Title
Borstal Boy
Original Language
EN
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$87,400
Status
Released
Popularity
0.3
Key Crew
Director
Peter Sheridan
Writer
Peter Sheridan, Nye Heron
Producer
Pat Moylan, Nye Heron, Arthur Lappin
Executive Producer
Jim Sheridan
Music
Stephen McKeon
Editor
Stephen O'Connell
Keywords
homophobia
bullying
liverpool, england
coming of age
cross dressing
accidental death
ira (irish republican army)
based on memoir or autobiography
teenage boy
reform school
norfolk
1940s
borstal
gay theme
gay teenager
Reviews from TMDB
When Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) arrives in Liverpool with a bag full of explosives amidst WWII, he's promptly caught and sent to a youth detention facility in Norfolk. It's run by a fair and open-minded warden (Michael York) who advises his inmates to behave themselves and all will be fine. That's ...
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