Boy Soldier (1987)
Boy Soldier (1987)
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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Richard Lynch Richard Lynch As: Wil Thomas
Emer Gillespie Emer Gillespie As: Deirdre
Bernard Hill Bernard Hill As: Officer
Dafydd Hywel Dafydd Hywel As: Sergeant Crane
Simon Coady Simon Coady As: Quinnell
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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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Certification: 15+

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Genres: Drama

Language: English, Cymraeg

Release Date: 30 January 1987

Country: GB

Runtime: 99m

Company Credits

Company: Cine Cymru

Budget: $1,113,537

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