Overview:
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, 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.| Status: | Released (2001-03-22) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 4 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $87,400 |
| Screen: | Brendan Behan, Nye Heron, Peter Sheridan |
| Productions: | Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge |
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- 96488: Peter Sheridan - Director - Directing
- 96488: Peter Sheridan - Writer - Writing
- 96489: Brendan Behan - Author - Writing
- 96490: Nye Heron - Writer - Writing
- 1743679: Judy Counihan - Co-Producer - Production
- 3236921: Pat Moylan - Producer - Production
- 53334: Jim Sheridan - Executive Producer - Production
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When Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) arrives in Liverpool with a bag full of explosives amidst WWII, he's promptly caught and sent to a youth detention facility in Norfolk. It's run by a fair and open-minded warden (Michael York) who advises his inmates to behave themselves and all will ....
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