Borstal Boy

"As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape."

2001 ★ 6.2 91 min NR IMDb English Peter Sheridan

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.

Drama