Director(s): Peter Sheridan Rated: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English. Regional Code: Region 1 Screen: Color. Length: 91 minutes. Studio: Strand Releasing SKU: SR21132

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Borstal Boy - 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. 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. "A timely and solid film." (Interview Magazine).