
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An emotionally moving coming-of-age drama in the tradition of Another Country & 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 & forces self-examination that is both traumatic & revealing Events take an unexpected turn & 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