Angry Boy

1950 0h 31m EN

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7.0

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6.9

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★7.0TMDB · 4★6.9IMDB · 30

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Synopsis

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Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Hammid
Writers: Irving Jacoby
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Hammid, shot by Peter Glushanok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aram Boyajian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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IMDB entry: tt0291019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alexander Hammid directs. Peter Glushanok behind the camera. Aram Boyajian cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alexander Hammid, shot by Peter Glushanok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Aram Boyajian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0291019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "elementary school", "school teacher", "troubled childhood", "child psychologist".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Glushanok
Editing: Aram Boyajian
Runtime: 31 min · 0h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Angry Boy (1950)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 30 votes

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CinemaSerf2025-01-06
★ 7/10
Though I wonder what 2020s child psychiatrists might make of this now, this is still quite a poignant scripted documentary about "Tommy". He's caught helping himself to some cash from his teacher's handbag, but instead of punishing him, the principal proposes he sees a doctor who can try to find out the causes of his behaviour. It's not like he's a tearaway or disruptive at school so with the consent and co-operation of his parents, a course of relaxed and informal "treatment" begins. Meantime, we discover that his dad has been offered a job in New York and that his mum isn't so keen on any move. One of her arguments is that the young lad would find it disruptive and so he becomes an unwitting pawn in their perfectly amicable discussions - discussions from which he is summarily excluded should he walk into the room. As we progress, we see an increasing awareness develop between the parents and their child that arrives by talking, explaining and reassuring - and that's essentially the message here. Taking the time, being patient and understanding that a child is just that. It doesn't offer answers, nor really draw any conclusions - it just presents us with a series of scenarios and invites us to consider what we might do now, or might have done when we eleven years old.