Boy Soldier (1987)
Milwr Bychan
Overview
A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."
What is Boy Soldier about?
A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it." Boy Soldier is a Drama movie, released on 1987-01-30, runtime 99 minutes.
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Directed by
Karl Francis
Cast
- Richard Lynch as Wil Thomas
- Emer Gillespie as Deirdre
- Bernard Hill as Officer
- Dafydd Hywel as Sergeant Crane
- Simon Coady as Quinnell
- Dylan Davies as Joe
- James Donnelly as Truscott-Jones
- Russell Gomer as Wright
- Terry Jackson as Sergeant
- Bernard Latham as Roberts
- Timothy Lyn as Gary
- Stephen Lyons as Hotel Manager
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