Borstal Boy

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Actors: Danny Dyer , Michael York , Shawn Hatosy , Lee Ingleby , Eva Birthistle , Robin Laing , Mark Huberman

Director: Peter Sheridan

IMDB Rate: 6.7 out of 10 (869 votes)

Plot Summary:Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, 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. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as the enemy, 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.