Borstal Boy (film)

Borstal Boy is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Peter Sheridan, based on the 1958 autobiographical novel of the same name by Brendan Behan.

Plot
In 1941, 16-year-old IRA volunteer Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) 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 a borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he regarded as his enemies, 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.

Cast

 * Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
 * Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
 * Lee Ingleby as Dale
 * Michael York as Joyce
 * Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
 * Mark Huberman as Mac
 * Ian McElhinney as Verreker
 * Ronnie Drew as Customs