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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."

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Richard LynchRichard LynchWil Thomas
  • Photo of Emer GillespieEmer GillespieDeirdre
  • Photo of Bernard HillBernard HillOfficer
  • Photo of Dafydd HywelDafydd HywelSergeant Crane
  • Photo of Simon CoadySimon CoadyQuinnell
  • Photo of Dylan DaviesDylan DaviesJoe
  • Photo of James DonnellyJames DonnellyTruscott-Jones
  • Photo of Russell GomerRussell GomerWright
  • Photo of Terry JacksonTerry JacksonSergeant
  • Photo of Bernard LathamBernard LathamRoberts

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