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?

• Parental Guidance: PG-13
• Release Date: 1979-11-24
• Runtime: 1h 22min
• Production Company: Children's Film Unit
• Production Country: United Kingdom
• Director: Colin Finbow
• Writers: Colin Finbow, Kiran Garcha.