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The God Boy (1976) | Slate

Rated 7.0 on TMDB

The God Boy

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)

Released: 1976
Runtime: 1h 28m
Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Direction and writing

Murray ReeceDirector

Where to watch

Unavailable

Cast

Ivan BeavisBloody Jack
Maria CraigMrs Sullivan
Judie Douglass

Sister Angela

Jamie HigginsJimmy Sullivan
Bernard KearnsFather Gilligan
Harold KissinMr Walters

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