Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Directed by Alan Clarke
prison
suicide
rape
corruption
england
controversy
riot
revenge
racism
inmate
regime
offender
banned
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4.0 / 5
Cast
Ray Winstone
Carlin
Mick Ford
Archer
Julian Firth
Davis
John Blundell
Banks
Phil Daniels
Richards
John Judd
Mr. Sands
Philip Jackson
Mr Greaves
Peter Howell
Governor
Bill Dean
Mr Duke
John Grillo
Mr Goodyear
P.H. Moriarty
Mr. Hunt
Ray Burdis
Eckersley
Crew
Alan Clarke
Director
Roy Minton
Writer
Phil Meheux
Director of Photography
Michael Relph
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
79 reviews
Ayeshoo
Archer: ... They're not having me, Mr Duke. I've got to save myself, despite whatever methods you bastards devise to destroy me. I'll get through it. Or I... or I won't. But it's my way.
Archer: ... They're not having me, Mr Duke. I've got to save myself, despite whatever methods you bastards devise to destroy me. I'll get through it. Or I... or I won't. But it's my way.
Benedict Hagues
8.0★ · 04/09/26
Pretty spooky
Pretty spooky
Charlotte Brock
7.0★ · 02/19/26
evil dead poets society
evil dead poets society
castings
10.0★ · 02/11/26
Idk nothing about borstal in the 70s but my goodness
Idk nothing about borstal in the 70s but my goodness
