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Borstal Boy (2000)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 1,167 users
Metascore:
47/100
Reviews: 22 user | 14 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com
Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan, is befriended as a teenager in a British labor camp by a liberal warden. Director:Peter Sheridan |
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Cast
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Brendan Behan
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Eamon Glancy | ... |
Manning
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Verreker
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Petricia Leventon | ... |
Landlady
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Charlie Milwall
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Dennis Conway | ... |
Holmes
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John O'Toole | ... |
Whitbread
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Luke Hayden | ... |
Alex
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Dale
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Brian de Salvo | ... |
Judge Goddard
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| Jer O'Leary | ... |
Republican in Court
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Joe Taylor | ... |
Mortimer
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Eoin Slattery | ... |
James
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Mac
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Tony Coleman | ... |
Cragg
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Storyline
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. Written by Strand Releasing <www.strandreleasing.com>
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In 1942, acclaimed Irish poet Brendan Behan was sent to a reform school. What he learned was that love knows no prison.Parents Guide:
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Also Known As:
Um Jovem Irlandês See more »Filming Locations:
Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandBox Office
Opening Weekend:
£33,303 (UK) (10 December 2000) (31 Screens)Gross:
$87,074 (USA) (7 July 2002)Company Credits
Production Co:
British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Bórd Scannán na hÉireann See more »
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Technical Specs
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Italy:Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Technicolor)
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The Broadway production of "Borstal Boy" based on a book by Brendan Behan and adapted for the stage by Frank McMahon opened at the Lyceum Theater in New York on March 31, 1970, ran for 143 performances and won the 1970 Tony Award for Best play. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Brendan arrives in Liverpool (which is actually London in the movie) he is passed by a London Transport Routemaster bus, a type which did not appear until 1958, though the movie is set in 1942. See more »
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