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01/10/1983 Drama, Family 0h 22m
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Overview

Boys and Girls is a 1983 Canadian short film directed by Don McBrearty. It is based on Alice Munro's short story of the same name, written in 1968. It is a coming of age story about a girl growing up on a farm having to accept that in her lifetime she will always be considered "only a girl." The film won an Oscar in 1984 for Best Short Subject.

  1. Don McBrearty

    Director

  2. Joe Wiesenfeld

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Megan Follows

    Margaret

  2. Ian Heath

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-20
“Margaret” (Megan Follows) is a young girl living with her younger brother “Laird” (Ian Heath) on the farm of her dad (David Fox) and mum (Clare Coulter) but she’s pretty unfulfilled. She yearns to take some responsibility around the place but her father only has eyes for her brother and seems content to leave her to more mundane and domestic matters. Indeed, when she takes pity on one of their horses and lets it loose, much to the chagrin of her parents, their only word of reprimand when she is grassed on by her brother is “she’s only a girl”. It’s a curious drama this, not ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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