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Borstal Boy
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, 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.
Eamon Glancy....Manning
Ian McElhinney....Verreker
Patricia Leventon....Landlady
Danny Dyer....Charlie Milwall
Dennis Conway....Holmes
John O'Toole....Whitbread
Luke Hayden....Alex
Lee Ingleby....Dale
Brian de Salvo....Judge Goddard
Jer O'Leary....Republican in Court
Joe Taylor....Mortimer
Eoin Slattery....James
Mark Huberman....Mac
Tony Coleman....Cragg
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