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2001·NR

Borstal Boy

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

Drama1h 31m

🍅47%

🍅

47%

Tomatometer

🍿

62%

Popcornmeter

6.2

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorPeter Sheridan

ReleasedMar 22, 2001

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$100K

Revenue

$87.4K

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Dakota Films

Hell's Kitchen

Cast

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Customs man

Eamon Glancy

Manning

Dennis Conway

Holmes

Patricia Leventon

Landlady

John O'Toole

Whitbread

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Reviews

7 reviews · 5 critics · 1 fan

2 fresh · 4 rotten

Critics consensus

“The sentimentality of Borstal Boy feels false in contrast to the gritty life of the actual Brendan Behan.”

47% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

J

Janice Page

RTBoston GlobeJun 7, 2002

Dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material.

S

Steven Rea

RTPhiladelphia InquirerMay 2, 2002

Takes a clunky TV-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated Irish playwright, poet and drinker.

M

Misha Berson

RTSeattle TimesApr 12, 2002

Well-made but mush-hearted.

J

Jan Stuart

RTThe AdvocateJun 1, 2022

The result is as entertaining and manipulative as such a formula might promise, helped immeasurably by engaging performances from the two male leads.

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Information

Title

Borstal Boy

Released

Mar 22, 2001

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, Ireland

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Status

Released

Studios

Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen

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