Top billed cast

1. 

   Shawn Hatosy

   Brendan Behan

2. 

   Danny Dyer

   Charlie Milwall

3. 

   Robin Laing

   Jock

4. 

   Ian McElhinney

   Verreker

5. 

   Eva Birthistle

   Liz Joyce

6. 

   Mark Huberman

   Mac

7. 

   Lee Ingleby

   Dale

8. 

   Ronnie Drew

   Customs man

9. 

   Eamon Glancy

   Manning

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-22

When Brendan Behan (Shawn Hatosy) arrives in Liverpool with a bag full of explosives amidst WWII, he's promptly caught and sent to a youth detention facility in Norfolk. It's run by a fair and open-minded warden (Michael York) who advises his inmates to behave themselves and all will be fine. That's easier said than done, though, as this confirmed Irish republican is not going to naturally fit in with his cohorts. One exception might be navy man Charlie Milwall (Danny Dyer) with whom he becomes quite thick. What now ensues combines a frequently toxic mix of politics, bullying and fluid sexuali...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$100,000.00

Revenue
$87,400.00

Keywords

• homophobia
• bullying
• liverpool, england
• 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