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.
Director: Peter Sheridan
Writer: Peter Sheridan, Nye Heron
Producer: Pat Moylan, Nye Heron, Arthur Lappin
Director of Photography: CiarĂ¡n Tanham
BORSTAL BOY Official Film Trailer