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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."

Top Cast

  • Richard Lynch

    Richard Lynch

    Wil Thomas

  • Emer Gillespie

    Emer Gillespie

    Deirdre

  • Bernard Hill

    Bernard Hill

    Officer

  • Dafydd Hywel

    Dafydd Hywel

    Sergeant Crane

  • Simon Coady

    Simon Coady

    Quinnell

  • Dylan Davies

    Dylan Davies

    Joe

  • James Donnelly

    James Donnelly

    Truscott-Jones

  • Russell Gomer

    Russell Gomer

    Wright

  • Terry Jackson

    Terry Jackson

    Sergeant

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."

Rating

7.5 / 10
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