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One of Them!

One of Them!

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 4, 1998

Runtime

0h 48m

User Score

10%

Original Title

One of Them!

Production Companies

NZonScreen listing

Director

Stewart Main

Description

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".