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Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

Peter Sheridan

2001

  • Drama
6.2

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, 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.

Cast & crew

  • Peter SheridanDirector
  • Shawn HatosyBrendan Behan
  • Danny DyerCharlie Milwall
  • Robin LaingJock
  • Ian McElhinneyVerreker
  • Eva BirthistleLiz Joyce
  • Mark HubermanMac
  • Lee InglebyDale
  • Ronnie DrewCustoms man

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