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?
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Children's Film Unit
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Top Cast
Chris Chescoe as Young John Curlew
Eric Milliet as Mark Stein
Ben Clennell as Lewis Craig
Andrew Atkinson as Andrew Craig
Matthew Cormack as Willie Aldrich
Top Crew
Colin Finbow · Director, Screenplay
Kiran Garcha · Screenplay
John Rae · Novel
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