Boy Soldier 1987
6.9 / 10
Boy Soldier
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."
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."
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... Wil Thomas
... Deirdre
... Officer
... Sergeant Crane
SC
Simon Coady... Quinnell
DD
Dylan Davies... Joe
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Release Date:
Jan 30, 1987 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
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Original Language:
Welsh
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Boy Soldier - Boy Soldier
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Wil Thomas
... Deirdre
... Officer
... Sergeant Crane
SC
Simon Coady... Quinnell
DD
Dylan Davies... Joe
... Truscott-Jones
... Wright
... Sergeant
... Roberts
TL
Timothy Lyn... Gary
... Hotel Manager
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Roger Nott... Captain
... RSM
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Ian Saynor... Captain
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