Among the Cinders (1984)
1h 44m
Running Time
July 6, 1984Release Date
Among the Cinders (1984)
1h 44m
Running Time
July 6, 1984Release Date
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Plot.
A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will not be able to handle another loss, conceals her death and takes Nick on a journey into the countryside.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Paul O'Shea
Nick Flinders
Yvonne Lawley
Grandmother
Rebecca Gibney
Sally
Rolf Hädrich
Director
Maurice Shadbolt
Writer
Jan Preston
Composer
Rory O'Shea
Cinematographer
Inge Behrens
Editor
Lee Tamahori
First Assistant Director
John O'Shea
Producer / Writer
John Kiley
Editor
Cherie O'Shea
Bridget Armstrong
Marcus Broughton
Peter Baldock
Ngaire Woods
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Details.
Wiki.
Among the Cinders is a 1983 New Zealand drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich and starring Paul O'Shea, Amanda Jones, Derek Hardwick and Yvonne Lawley. After a hunting accident in which his friend is killed (for which he blames himself) a boy (Nick) runs away from home and goes to live with his grandparents, where he matures into a man.
The film is based on the 1965 novel of the same name by New Zealand author Maurice Shadbolt, who appears in the film as Frank Flinders.