1.497 Manatu
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?
Faʻamalolo: Nov 24, 1979
Taimi taimi: 82 minute
Gagana: English
Potu potu: Children's Film Unit
Atunuʻu: United Kingdom
Faʻafiafia: Chris Chescoe, Eric Milliet, Ben Clennell, Andrew Atkinson, Matthew Cormack, Paul Bolton
