Borstal Boy (2001)
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Subtitles for: Borstal Boy (2001)
"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.
| Rate | ★ 6.2/10 (52 votes) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 1h 31m |
| Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Release | 22 Mar 2001 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Peter Sheridan |
| 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 |
| IMDb | tt0221838 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
