Borstal Boy

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Sheridan

Written by

Nye Heron

Music

Stephen McKeon

Studio

Dakota Films

Released

22 March 2001

Genres

Drama