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Borstal Boy
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Borstal Boy
Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Sheridan -
Producer -
Pat Moylan , Arthur Lappin -
Screenwriter -
Brendan Behan , Nye Heron , Peter Sheridan -
Distributor -
Strand Releasing -
Production Co -
Hell's Kitchen Films , Full Schilling Investments -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 1, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 25, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$87.1K -
Runtime -
1h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Dolby Stereo
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