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One of Them!

Television (Full Length) – 1997

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 individuality, the internalised homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them". 

Produced by

Zee Films

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air

Music

Written by Chris Anderton, with Angus McNaughton

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