The God Boy

7.0(1)19761h 28m1

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)

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Released
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Language
EN

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Behind the camera

Director

Murray Reece

Writers

Ian Mune

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  • New ZealandNZ

    • TV31 Dec 1976

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The God Boy was released on 31 December 1976.

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