STORY
Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East Anglia, where he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.
CAST & CREW
- Shawn Hatosy
- Danny Dyer
- Robin Laing
- Ian McElhinney
- Eva Birthistle
Cast
- Jim Sheridan
Director
INFORMATION
- British Screen Productions
- BSB
- Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Dakota Films
- Hell's Kitchen
- RTÉ
- Full Schilling Investments
Production Companies
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English
- Irish
