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The God Boy

0% | Nov 25, 2024 | Drama

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)

Featured Crew

Murray Reece
Director
Simon Reece
Editor

Cast

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Ivan Beavis
Bloody Jack
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Maria Craig
Mrs Sullivan
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Judie Douglass
Sister Angela
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Jamie Higgins
Jimmy Sullivan
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Bernard Kearns
Father Gilligan

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