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Among the Cinders is a film of genre Drama directed by Rolf Hädrich released in USA on 1 july 1985 with Rebecca Gibney
Among the Cinders (1984)
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Add to a movie listAmong 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.
Actors
Rebecca Gibney
(Sally)
Yvonne Lawley
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