Not RatedBorstal Boy

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Play Time: 91 mins
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Borstal Boy

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)
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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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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