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Film / 1987
Boy Soldier
Directed by
Karl Francis
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 …
The story
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."
Cast
Richard LynchWil Thomas
Emer GillespieDeirdre
Bernard HillOfficer
Dafydd HywelSergeant Crane
Simon CoadyQuinnell
Dylan DaviesJoe
James DonnellyTruscott-Jones
Russell GomerWright
Terry JacksonSergeant
Bernard LathamRoberts
Timothy LynGary
Stephen LyonsHotel Manager
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