Boy
Part of the New Zealand Short Film Collection
Duration: 15 minutes
Year: 2004
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Letterbox
Rating: R16
Director: Welby Ings
The strangely told, silent story of a young male prostitute in a small New Zealand town who discovers the truth behind a fatal hit and run accident.
As news of the death spreads through the district, the family of the responsible driver realizes that the boy must be kept quiet. Using gossip and brutality they set out to frighten him into submission.
The pressure becomes increasingly aggressive and through it the boy, from his strange world of broken, angel-like dolls, develops the courage, to expose the truth.
For more information please visit NZ Film Commission
Duration: 15 minutes
Year: 2004
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Letterbox
Rating: R16
Director: Welby Ings
The strangely told, silent story of a young male prostitute in a small New Zealand town who discovers the truth behind a fatal hit and run accident.
As news of the death spreads through the district, the family of the responsible driver realizes that the boy must be kept quiet. Using gossip and brutality they set out to frighten him into submission.
The pressure becomes increasingly aggressive and through it the boy, from his strange world of broken, angel-like dolls, develops the courage, to expose the truth.
For more information please visit NZ Film Commission
