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The Custard Boys (1979)
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?
Keywords: imdb.boy-hero,
imdb.world-war-two,
imdb.based-on-novel,
imdb.bullying,
imdb.jewish-refugee
Production Companies: Children's Film Unit
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Runtime: 82 min.
Released: Nov. 24, 1979
Status: Released
Certification: NR
