The God Boy

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)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1976

Original language

English

Cast

Bernard Kearns,Maria Craig,Judie Douglass,Ivan Beavis,Jamie Higgins,Harold Kissin

Director

Murray Reece

Writer

Ian Cross,Ian Mune

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0212185