The God Boy (1976)

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)

Date of release
1976-12-31
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Murray Reece

Casting

Interesting facts

The God Boy is a 1976 New Zealand television film. It is based on Ian Cross' novel of the same name. It was the first television feature shown on Television One.

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