More Winners: Boy Soldiers (TV 1990)

Director:

Mark Joffe

Writer:

Cliff Green

Stars:

Tamblyn Lord, Bruno Lawrence, Penne Hackforth-Jones

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tamblyn Lord	...	Will Barnes
Bruno Lawrence	...	Thomas Barnes
Penne Hackforth-Jones	...	Elizabeth Barnes
Nicholas Bell	...	Commandant
Kevin Miles	...	Magistrate
Tim Edgar	...	Dick Bell
Jimmy Plunkett	...	Dinger
Jamie Churchill	...	Mark
Nathan Croft	...	Ned Crocker
Damian Walshe-Howling	...	Reg Sanders
Lachlan Jeffrey	...	Scratch
Gary Sweet	...	Sergeant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Adams	...	Corporal Signaller
Luke Armstrong	...	Kid
Greg Carroll	...	Policeman

Storyline

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

thought-provoking and well-acted, but incompletely developed

This is a well-acted, although somewhat brief film, about a courageous youth in Australia, just before the outbreak of World War I, who refused to comply with mandatory conscription at a time when conscientious objection was not an option. There are three drawbacks to the movie. 1) The actors' Australian accents coupled with the movie's mediocre sound quality made it difficult for this American to understand the dialogue at times. 2) C.O.s were treated more brutally during World War I than this film depicts. 3) The ending left me unsatisfied. Notwithstanding, the film is thought-provoking, and I recommend that parents watch it with their teenage children, and discuss it afterwards.