Storyline
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 & Crew
Richard Lynch
Wil Thomas
Lead
Emer Gillespie
Deirdre
Bernard Hill
Officer
Dafydd Hywel
Sergeant Crane
SC
Simon Coady
Quinnell
DD
Dylan Davies
Joe
JD
James Donnelly
Truscott-Jones
RG
Russell Gomer
Wright
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Karl Francis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Boy Soldier is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
