Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy

A gentle, affectionate literary pilgrimage that lingers on memory and loss, more reflective than dramatic.

Directed by

Maurice Sweeney

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Brendan Behan, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Sheridan

Overview

Actor Adrian Dunbar has played Brendan Behan on the stage many times, and now sets out on a journey to discover the real story of the poet and playwright. He travels to all the cities Behan lived in, to places where he is still highly regarded, including the one where it all began for him as a poet – Paris.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Art, addiction, identity, memory

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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