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?

Directing:
  • Colin Finbow

Writing:
  • Colin Finbow
  • John Rae
  • Kiran Garcha

Stars:
Release Date: 1979-11-24
themoviedb icon 8.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 82
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