Borstal Boy

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2001-03-22
  • Runtime: 91 min
  • Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • Language: English, Irish
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.283
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