Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Borstal Boy scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Borstal Boy end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Borstal Boy violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Borstal Boy easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Borstal Boy

Name: Borstal Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Robin Laing, Ian McElhinney, Eva Birthistle

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

Directed by Peter Sheridan

Produced by Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen

200191 min6.2 / 10

A coming-of-age drama set in a 1940s reform school where a young IRA prisoner navigates institutional brutality, identity, and survival amid homophobia and bullying.

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.

Questions people ask

Is Borstal Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Borstal Boy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does Borstal Boy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Borstal Boy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Borstal Boy easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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