Borstal Boy is a 2000 British/Irish romantic drama film adaptation of the Brendan Behan autobiographical novel of the same name. The film is directed and written by Irish playwright Peter Sheridan. In 1941, 16-year-old IRA volunteer Brendan Behan 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.
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| Release date: | March 1, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Peter Sheridan |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jim Sheridan |
| Music by: | Stephen McKeon |
| Estimated budget: | $100,000 |
| Adapted from: | Borstal Boy |