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Boy Soldier

7.519871h 39m15MovieDrama

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…

DirectorKarl Francis
WriterKarl Francis

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Cast · Directed by Karl Francis

RLRichard Lynch
Richard Lynch
Wil Thomas
EGEmer Gillespie
Emer Gillespie
Deirdre
BHBernard Hill
Bernard Hill
Officer
DHDafydd Hywel
Dafydd Hywel
Sergeant Crane
SC
Simon Coady
Quinnell
DD
Dylan Davies
Joe
JD
James Donnelly
Truscott-Jones
RG
Russell Gomer
Wright
TJ
Terry Jackson
Sergeant
BL
Bernard Latham
Roberts
TL
Timothy Lyn
Gary
SL
Stephen Lyons
Hotel Manager

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Boy Soldier hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 20, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.