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Borstal Boy(Movie, 2002)

1h 33min | Genre: Drama
Borstal BoyRating: 3.0/5 (with 1919 votes)
Borstal Boy is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Peter Sheridan, based on the 1958 autobiographical novel of the same name by Brendan Behan. ()
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About Borstal Boy

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Ireland
Based on: "Borstal Boy" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Irish (GA)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/01/2000 (World premiere: 03/22/2001)
Director: Peter Sheridan
Producer: Jim Sheridan, Pat Moylan
Screenwriter: Peter Sheridan
Composer: Stephen McKeon

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:127086, Added: 03/25/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024