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Film · 1976
The God Boy
1h 28mDirected by Murray Reece
- Drama
- TV Movie
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)
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Cast
- Ivan BeavisBloody Jack
- Maria CraigMrs Sullivan
- Judie DouglassSister Angela
- Jamie HigginsJimmy Sullivan
- Bernard KearnsFather Gilligan
- Harold KissinMr Walters
Details
- Director
- Murray Reece
- Writer
- Ian Mune
- Novel
- Ian Cross
- Editor
- Simon Reece
- Release
- December 31, 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
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