

Boy Soldier
1987-01-30 · 99 min · ★ 7.5
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 LynchWil Thomas
Emer GillespieDeirdre
Bernard HillOfficer
Dafydd HywelSergeant Crane
Robert PughRSMTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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