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Mar 6, 2017 · Borstal: Directed by Steven M. Smith. With Matthew Winters, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tony Fadil, Sonny Denham. Set in 1971, Kris is sentenced to two years in a rural Borstal.
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- Drama
- Steven M. Smith
- 2017-03-06
Scum is a 1979 British prison drama film directed by Alan Clarke and starring Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth and John Blundell. The film portrays the brutality of life inside a British borstal. The script was originally filmed as a television play for the BBC 's Play for Today series in 1977. However, due to the violence depicted, it was ...
Feb 2, 2017 · The film follows the True Story of Kris Gray, who in 1971, after a petty conviction, is sent to a brutal Borstal for boys and must deal with beatings, racism,...
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- BritFlicks
Sep 28, 1979 · The film follows the progression of three boys at borstal (prison for males ages 11-16) from arrival to the social dominance of one of them. It's a blackly humorous and scathing study of the (physical *and* mental) violence inherent in any social system, and particularly in the 'justice' system.
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- Crime, Drama
- Alan Clarke
- 1979-09-28
Sep 3, 2015 · Borstal Review: A Different Slant on the Genre. Set in 1971, Kris is sentenced to two years in a rural Borstal and the film follows the day to day life of the boys of Borstal and their preparation for life on the outside.
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Mar 6, 2017 · Overview. Kris is sentenced to two years in a rural Borstal. Steven M. Smith. Director, Screenplay. Kris Gray. Novel, Screenplay. Christopher Jolley.
