
Plot
Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East Anglia, where he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life.
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Cast

Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing
Jock

Ian McElhinney
Verreker

Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman
Mac

Lee Ingleby
Dale

Ronnie Drew
Customs man

Eamon Glancy
Manning

Dennis Conway
Holmes

Patricia Leventon
Landlady

John O'Toole
Whitbread

Luke Hayden
Alex

Michael York
Joyce

Mark Lambert
Chief Dixon

Eoin Slattery
James

Owen Sharpe
Albert

Viko Nikci
Jerzy

Lukas Hassel
Kydd