Borstal Boy (film)

Borstal Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Sheridan
Screenplay by	Peter Sheridan Nye Heron
Based on	Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan
Produced by	Jim Sheridan Pat Moylan
Starring	Shawn Hatosy Danny Dyer Lee Ingleby Michael York
Cinematography	Ciarán Tanham
Edited by	Stephen O'Connell
Music by	Stephen McKeon
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date	1 March 2000 (2000-3-1)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Ireland
Language	English
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$87,400

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.

Plot

In 1941, 16-year-old IRA volunteer Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) is going on a bombing mission from Republic of Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in a borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he regarded as his enemies, a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.

Cast

• Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
• Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
• Lee Ingleby as Dale
• Michael York as Joyce
• Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
• Mark Huberman as Mac
• Ian McElhinney as Verreker
• Ronnie Drew as Customs

External links

• Borstal Boy at IMDb  
• Borstal Boy at Rotten Tomatoes
• Borstal Boy at Box Office Mojo
• Borstal Boy at Metacritic
• New York Times review
• LA Times review