Movie Description

The Custard Boys

(1979)

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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Original TitleThe Custard Boys

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1979-11-24

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 22m

Production CompaniesChildren's Film Unit

Genres

  • Drama
  • Family