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?
- Year: 1979
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Studio: Children's Film Unit
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- Director: Colin Finbow
- Cast: Chris Chescoe, Eric Milliet, Ben Clennell, Andrew Atkinson, Matthew Cormack, Paul Bolton