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)
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ivan Beavis, Maria Craig, Judie Douglass, Jamie Higgins, Bernard Kearns, Harold Kissin
Crew: Murray Reece (Director), Simon Reece (Editor), Dick Reade (Sound), Ian Mune (Writer), Ron Highfield (Production Design)
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Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1970
IMDb: 10
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