The Custard Boys
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?
Directed by Colin Finbow · Written by Kiran Garcha
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Cast
- Chris Chescoe Young John Curlew
- Eric Milliet Mark Stein
- Ben Clennell Lewis Craig
- Andrew Atkinson Andrew Craig
- Matthew Cormack Willie Aldrich
- Paul Bolton Jacob Freen
- Glen Dunderdale Mrs. Curlew
- Les Scott Mr. Curlew
- Doug Dawes Headmaster
- Roger Cleave Mr. Wilson
- John Robinson Tom
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2h 52m together
The Custard Boys
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