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.
Release Date : Mar 22, 2001
Genres : Drama
Production Company : British Screen Productions, BSB, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen, RTÉ, Full Schilling Investments
Production Countries : United Kingdom, Ireland
Original Language : English, Gaeilge
Casts : Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle, Mark Huberman, Lee Ingleby, Ronnie Drew, Eamon Glancy, Dennis Conway, Patricia Leventon
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Status : Released
Budget : 100000
Revenue : 87400
