Borstal Boy.

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FilmPublisher number: 6898578 | KanopyPublisher: Network Ireland Television, 2000Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Danny Dyer, Eamon Glancy, Ian McElhinney, Patricia Leventon, Shawn HatosySummary: Brendan Behan's famous memoir about his troubled youth formed the basis of this drama. Brendan is a 16-year-old boy from Ireland who loathes the British and is eager to do something about it. Brendan sails into Liverpool, but is discovered to be carrying the makings of a bomb; he's soon placed under arrest and thrown into a borstal (British reform school), where he finds himself surrounded by a collection of tough-as-nails English delinquents. Nominated for Outstanding Film at the **GLAAD Media Awards**. Nominated for Best Feature Film at the **Irish Film and Television Awards**. *"The inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth." - Kenneth Turan, **The Los Angeles Times***

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Danny Dyer, Eamon Glancy, Ian McElhinney, Patricia Leventon, Shawn Hatosy

Originally produced by Network Ireland Television in 2000.

Brendan Behan's famous memoir about his troubled youth formed the basis of this drama. Brendan is a 16-year-old boy from Ireland who loathes the British and is eager to do something about it. Brendan sails into Liverpool, but is discovered to be carrying the makings of a bomb; he's soon placed under arrest and thrown into a borstal (British reform school), where he finds himself surrounded by a collection of tough-as-nails English delinquents. Nominated for Outstanding Film at the **GLAAD Media Awards**. Nominated for Best Feature Film at the **Irish Film and Television Awards**. *"The inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth." - Kenneth Turan, **The Los Angeles Times***

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