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The End of the Golden Weather
Film (Excerpts) – 1991
Set over a Christmas beach holiday in 1935, The End of the Golden Weather chronicles the friendship between a teenage boy and the wild-limbed Firpo, dreamer and social outcast. Writer/director Ian Mune spent more than 15 years "massaging" Bruce Mason's classic solo play into a movie, before assembling a dream team to bring it to the screen. The finished film captures the world view of a boy for whom fantasy, hope and disappointment intermingle. Among an impressive awards haul, 12-year-old star Stephen Fulford was recognised at America's Youth in Film Awards.
Anything can happen– Geoff (Stephen Fulford)
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Made with funding from the New Zealand Film Commission, in association with NZ On Air
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