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Borstal Boy [2002] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Peter Sheridan Actors: Michael York, Danny Dyer Studio: Revolver Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £3.47 as of 22/11/2009 18:56 GMT details You Save: £12.52 (78%) New (22) Used (4) from £1.50 Seller: great_entertainment Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 2038 Format: PAL Language: English (Unknown) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 99 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060018489605 ASIN: B0013U4RXW Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Release Date: April 28, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next » Brilliant April 23, 2009 Mr. M. Manning (UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Again another Danny Dyer film that is fantastic. After watching The Business, The Football Factory, Severance and Goodbye Charlie Bright, I was expecting this to be more of the same, Dyer playing an East End gangster, and been brilliant at it. I was very suprised watching this film. Dyer portrays a gay sailor and the storyline revolves around romance and passion. br /It is not his usual however if your a fan of Danny Dyer in his gangster films, give this a go. You may be pleasently suprised. I was! A GREAT FILM! April 14, 2009 Dani (West Yorkshire) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Danny Dyer is top notch in this touching, twisted film, definatley a one to recommend to your mates! LOVE IT! May 18, 2009 Stephen J Glazier (Southsea, Portsmouth, UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful br /What can I say, I nearly cried towards the end! JESUS!! If you are into watching an untold/forbidden love type thing, with realism, war, good n bad etc then buy it! br / br /I got this mainly because I am a fan of danny dyer, and gay, and in this he plays a gay guy thrown into borstal out of the navy for thieving, and he meets a lovely guy in there!! br / br /WATCH IT!! QUALITY VIEWING!! Not vile in any way shape or form! A beautiful film - they'd call it "gay interest" September 19, 2009 Buys tons of stuff (Oxford, UK) Thought I'd give this film a whirl as it was an "Ebay Recommends" br /So glad I did as it's one of the best films I've seen of late. br /Beautifully shot, they'd describe it to be "gay interest", but this br /translates to be a film about love and personal growth so it will br /appeal to everyone I'd imagine. The two male leads are extremely br /handsome and wholly convincing. In a class of it's own. Watch the film then read the book September 21, 2008 HowmayIhelpyou 9 out of 11 found this review helpful Borstal Boy (Arena Books) br / br /This film is 'inspired by' the autobiographical book by acclaimed Irish author Brendan Behan, and stars American actor Shawn Hatosy in the lead role as Brendan. It's set during WW2 and covers the period in Behan's life from when he was arrested in Liverpool for IRA activities, through his custodial sentence in Borstal (UK reform school) to his release and return back to Ireland. br /The film itself isn't a filmed biopic of Behan's early life; but stands up as an entertaining account of a wartime Borstal institution, the acting, direction and cinematography evoking the period well enough. Viewers familiar with Behan's book will be disappointed though, as the film chooses to ignore some of the more interesting incidents Behan writes about; instead it invents or improvises events which may or may not have happened and leaves one wondering why they felt the need to include such scenes. br /The best performance of the film no doubt goes to Danny Dyer as Croydon gay sailor Charlie Millwall. Dyer pretty much steals every scene he's in, despite being robbed of portraying some of the more startling scenes Behan writes about in his book (such as being discovered in bed with another inmate by Brendan after a row). Other colourful characters in the book such as Italian Joe and Shaggy Callaghan are hardly mentioned in the film at all. br /That said, many situations are covered..indeed sometimes embellished; the Eisteddfod/Concert, Walton Gaol, The Govenor etc. br /So watch the film, enjoy it, then do it properly and order the book. br / br / br / br / br / br / br / br / Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next »

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