Borstal Boy

Name: Borstal Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001-03-22
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.2

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

1h 31m English, Irish

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Borstal Boy

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

1h 31m English, Irish

★ #36,360 Drama

#homophobia #liverpool, england #bullying #coming of age #cross dressing #accidental death #ira (irish republican army)#based on memoir or autobiography #teenage boy #reform school #norfolk #1940s #borstal #gay theme #gay teenager

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

Author Brendan Behan Writer Nye Heron Writer Peter Sheridan

Budget $100,000

Revenue $87,400

Net Return -$12,600

Performance 0.87x budget

Net Loss

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.