Borstal Boy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Sheridan
Shawn Hatosy
Danny Dyer
Lee Ingleby
Robin Laing
Eva Birthistle
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The teen years of Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan. At the age of sixteen, while on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War, he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned by the British. He is sent to a 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 forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn as Brendan falls for the headmaster's daughter and befriends an ostracized gay student. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to some difficult truths and finds a way to move on.
Director
Peter Sheridan
Cast
Shawn Hatosy
Danny Dyer
Lee Ingleby
Robin Laing
Eva Birthistle
Michael York
Crew
Brendan Behan
Judy Counihan
Phillipe Faujas
Andrew Hegarty
Nye Heron
Nye Heron
Michael Higgins
Maureen Hughes
Arthur Lappin
Stephen Mckeon
Pay Moylan
Paul Myler
Stephen O'connell
Crispian Sallis
Jim Sheridan
Peter Sheridan
Ciaran Tanham
Marie Tierney
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States July 2000
Released in United States March 8, 2002
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States October 2000
Released in United States Spring March 1, 2002
Shown at Dinard Festival of British Cinema October 5-8, 2000.
Shown at Galway Film Fleadh July 11-16, 2000.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Taormina International Film Festival July 2-9, 2000.
First part of a film trilogy based on the life of Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan--part one is from his 1958 novel, which he later turned into a play.
Feature directorial debut for actor and theater director Peter Sheridan, brother of director Jim Sheridan.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States Spring March 1, 2002
Released in United States March 8, 2002 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Dinard Festival of British Cinema October 5-8, 2000.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Showcase) November 1-11, 2001.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Taormina International Film Festival July 2-9, 2000.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Galway Film Fleadh July 11-16, 2000.)
