Film
The God Boy
1976 · 1h 28m · Drama · TV Movie
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- 5.8
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Overview
The God Boy is a portrait of a troubled teen Jimmy (Jamie Higgins) growing up in post-war small town New Zealand and wrestling with a repressive education and home front turmoil. Adapted from the Ian Cross novel by Ian Mune and directed by Murray Reece, the landmark film was the first NZ telefeature, gaining Feltex awards and front page reviews. With menace and Catholic guilt ever-present, it’s credited as a pioneer of what Sam Neill dubbed NZ’s “cinema of unease”. (NZ On Screen)
Cast
Ivan Beavis
Bloody Jack
Maria Craig
Mrs Sullivan
Judie Douglass
Sister Angela
Jamie Higgins
Jimmy Sullivan
Bernard Kearns
Father Gilligan
Harold Kissin
Mr Walters
Crew
- Murray ReeceDirector
- Ian MuneWriter
- Ian CrossNovel
- Simon ReeceEditor
Details
- Release date
- December 31, 1976
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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