One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book Dangerous Desires. It was made for TV One as a Montana Sunday drama. Set in Auckland, 1965, One of Them! follows Lemmy and Jamie, two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. In the dark days before gay liberation, bullying and intimidation was rife, and while the boys flaunt their sissyness, their internalized homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them".
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Zee Films
Keywords
- suicide attempt
- mental health
- complex
- teenage friendship
- dramatic
- complicated
- hopeful
- friendship conflict
- internalized homophobia
- internalized homophobia externalized
- tramping
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Top Cast
Ciaran Pennington as Jamie
Cameron J. Watt as Lemmy
Stephen Papps as Frenchie Friggs
Ray Woolf as Mr. Stephenson
Alannah O'Sullivan as Mrs. Stephenson
Collette Pennington as Mrs. Caughey
Maggie Tarver as Mrs. Clairol
Celia Nicholson as Tobaccionist
Top Crew
Stewart Main · Director
Peter Wells · Writer
Sigmund Spath Jr. · Cinematographer
David Coulson · Editor
Michele Fantl · Producer
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