The read
It runs a compact 48m.
Synopsis
One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book Dangerous Desires. It was made for TV One as a Montana Sunday drama. Set in Auckland, 1965, One of Them! follows Lemmy and Jamie, two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. In the dark days before gay liberation, bullying and intimidation was rife, and while the boys flaunt their sissyness, their internalized homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them".
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter WellsWriter
- Stewart MainDirector
Cast
- Ciaran PenningtonJamie
- Cameron J. WattLemmy
- Stephen PappsFrenchie Friggs
- Ray WoolfMr. Stephenson
- Alannah O'SullivanMrs. Stephenson
- Collette PenningtonMrs. Caughey
- Maggie TarverMrs. Clairol
- Celia NicholsonTobaccionist
- Nigel GodfreyTramping Dad
- Elizabeth CassidyTramping Mum
- Jeena SteelTramping Girl
- Mark TronsonTramping Boy
Stills
Themes
suicide attemptmental healthcomplexteenage friendshipdramaticcomplicatedhopefulfriendship conflictinternalized homophobiainternalized homophobia externalizedtramping