Borstal Boy
2001 · 91 min · Director: Peter Sheridan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.
Emotional fingerprint
Borstal Boy (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 67 % | 27 % | 7 % | 65 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 53 % | 26 % | 5 % | 49 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Hope | 39 % | 19 % | 6 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 37 % | 9 % | 10 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 43 % | 8 % | 19 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 43 % | 13 % | 25 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 41 % | 21 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 49 % | 29 % | 14 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 57 % | 29 % | 10 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 65 % | 43 % | 8 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 70 % | 61 % | 21 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 65 % | 46 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 61 % | 18 % | 48 % | 20 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 69 % | 19 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 75 % | 39 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 71 % | 48 % | 57 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 74 % | 57 % | 66 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 83 % | 73 % | 72 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jock
Landlady
Whitbread
Alex
James
Albert
Jerzy
Kydd
Liberian
Details
- Directed by
- Peter Sheridan
- Written by
- Peter Sheridan, Brendan Behan, Nye Heron, Nye Heron
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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