Borstal Boy [2002] [DVD]

• The disk has English audio.

An emotionally moving coming-of-age drama in the tradition of Another Country and Maurice , starring Danny Dyer. Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged is imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as the enemy , a confrontation that reveals deep inner conflict and forces 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. Borstal Boy is adapted from the acclaimed autobiographical novel by Irish writer Brendan Behan, before becoming a Tony-winning play in the early 1970 s