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Borstal Boy (2001)

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

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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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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
  • Luke Hayden Luke Hayden Alex
  • Michael York Michael York Joyce
  • Mark Lambert Mark Lambert Chief Dixon
  • Eoin Slattery Eoin Slattery James
  • Owen Sharpe Albert
  • Viko Nikci Jerzy

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