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An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?

Top Cast

  • Chris Chescoe

    Chris Chescoe

    Young John Curlew

  • Eric Milliet

    Eric Milliet

    Mark Stein

  • Ben Clennell

    Ben Clennell

    Lewis Craig

  • Andrew Atkinson

    Andrew Atkinson

    Andrew Craig

  • Matthew Cormack

    Matthew Cormack

    Willie Aldrich

  • Paul Bolton

    Paul Bolton

    Jacob Freen

  • Glen Dunderdale

    Glen Dunderdale

    Mrs. Curlew

  • Les Scott

    Les Scott

    Mr. Curlew

  • Doug Dawes

    Doug Dawes

    Headmaster

Overview

An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?

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