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The God Boy

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)

Top Cast

  • Ivan Beavis

    Ivan Beavis

    Bloody Jack

  • Maria Craig

    Maria Craig

    Mrs Sullivan

  • Judie Douglass

    Judie Douglass

    Sister Angela

  • Jamie Higgins

    Jamie Higgins

    Jimmy Sullivan

  • Bernard Kearns

    Bernard Kearns

    Father Gilligan

  • Harold Kissin

    Harold Kissin

    Mr Walters

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)

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