Borstal Boy
by Peter Sheridan
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Actor: Danny Dyer, Eamon Glancy, Ian McElhinney, Petricia Leventon, Shawn HatosyDirector: Peter Sheridan
Brand: WLF
Writer: Peter Sheridan
Producer: Arthur Lappin
Producer: Jim Sheridan
Producer: Judy Counihan
Producer: Nye Heron
Writer: Nye Heron
Writer: Brendan Behan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Strand Releasing
Movie Reviews of Borstal Boy
Movie Review: tender and true
Summary: 5 Stars
This lovely little Irish film shines through the talent and beauty of its great ensemble of actors, bittersweet story, and intelligent script. Extraordinarily gifted Shawn Hatosy is perfect as youthful Irish author Brendan Behan (whose autobiographical book inspired this affecting movie). He was arrested for entering England as an IRA operative and sentenced to Borstal, a juvenile reformatory which is run by a most sympathetic Michael York. In fact, a hallmark of this film is its humanity (contrast this with the nastiness of ANY prison film made in the US).
Brendan meets Charlie, a young, openly gay sailor. The two take a shine to one another, but it is a while before Brendan can come to terms with loving another boy. When he finally does it is one of the tenderest moments on screen, and all too short-lived. He says later that he came to England because of hate, but he learned to love.
There are many wonderful moments with all the diverse boys (pink-cheeked Robin Laing is outstanding as a young Scot), and heartbreaking ones as well. The speech is sometimes problematic, as it is highly colloquial and heavily accented, but it is not really an obstacle. The film is logical and clear. I wanted to watch this beautiful story several times anyway, and was rewarded with a deeper understanding of much more than dialogue each time.
Summary of Borstal Boy
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: ""NR
Street Date: 10/15/02
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language""ENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: ""Sleeve""
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