Borstal Boy (2002)

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NR | 1 hr 33 mins | Drama, Biopic, Period, Adaptation | Released: 3/1/2002 |Box Office Total: $87074

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Synopsis:

The teen years of Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan. At the age of sixteen, while on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War, he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned by the British. He is sent to 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 perceived as "the enemy," a confrontation that forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn as Brendan falls for the headmaster's daughter and befriends an ostracized gay student. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to some difficult truths and finds a way to move on.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/1/2002

Director	Credit
Peter Sheridan	Director
Cast	Credit
Shawn Hatosy	Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer	Charlie Milwall
Lee Ingleby	Dale
Robin Laing	Jock
Eva Birthistle	Liz Joyce
Michael York	Governor Joyce
Production Credits	Credit
Jim Sheridan	Executive Producer
Judy Counihan	Co-Producer
Pay Moylan	Producer
Nye Heron	Executive Producer
Arthur Lappin	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Hell's Kitchen	Production Company
Dakota Films	Production Company
Full Schilling Investments	Production Company
RTE Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Strand Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Dublin, Ireland
Writer	Credit
Nye Heron	Screenplay
Brendan Behan	Source Material (from novel)
Peter Sheridan	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Crispian Sallis	Production Designer
Michael Higgins	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Maureen Hughes	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Ciaran Tanham	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Stephen McKeon	Music
Production Management	Credit
Andrew Hegarty	Assistant Director
Paul Myler	Line Producer
Sound	Credit
Phillipe Faujas	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Marie Tierney	Costume Designer

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