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Boy Soldier
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Boy Soldier

1987-01-30 · 99 min · ★ 7.5

Drama

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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Directors
Karl Francis
Production companies
Cine Cymru
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,113,537

Top Cast

Richard LynchRichard LynchWil Thomas
Emer GillespieEmer GillespieDeirdre
Bernard HillBernard HillOfficer
Dafydd HywelDafydd HywelSergeant Crane
Simon CoadyQuinnell
Dylan DaviesJoe
James DonnellyTruscott-Jones
Russell GomerWright
Terry JacksonSergeant
Bernard LathamRoberts
Timothy LynGary
Stephen LyonsHotel Manager
Roger NottCaptain
Robert PughRobert PughRSM
Ian SaynorCaptain

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