Borstal BoyDirected by : Peter Sheridan 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.
Borstal Boy is directed by Peter Sheridan and produced by his brother, acclaimed
Irish director Jim Sheridan. Shawn Hatosy stars as Brendan and Michael York
plays Joyce, the stern leader of Borstal.
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