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Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy (2001)

2001-03-22 · 91 min · Rating 6.20/10 (50 votes)

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

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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1940s accidental death based on memoir or autobiography borstal bullying coming of age cross dressing gay teenager gay theme homophobia ira (irish republican army) liverpool, england norfolk reform school teenage boy

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