Borstal boy
Material type: TextPublication details: [Santa Monica, CA] Strand Releasing 2002Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 1930915802
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DVD | Stonewall DVD | DVD (2002) 2014 | 2 | Available | On over flow shelf in librarian office | 2672113262 |
Inspired by the book: Borstal boy / by Brendan Behan.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Set during World War II, 16 year-old Irish activist Brendan Behan is sent to Borstal, a reform school in England, after getting caught trying to smuggle explosives into Liverpool. While at Borstal, Brendan's beliefs are challenged, and he is forced to explore a deep conflict within himself.
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