After a confusing exchange with a strange man (Alan Bates) they find hiding in their family barn, Kathy Bostock (Hayley Mills) and her young siblings jump to the conclusion that the man -- in reality an escaped killer -- is none other than Jesus Christ. Excitement erupts as word spreads among the children in their small farming community in northwest England. Adult skepticism abounds, until their father (Bernard Lee) catches wind of the tale and begins to investigate.
"There's a laudable lack of cynicism or laboured metaphors in Whistle Down the Wind, told mainly from the perspective of three siblings who come to understand with differing degrees of certainty that the world is not all they've been taught." Alistair Lawrence, Common Sense Media
We are delighted to welcome Dr Josephine Botting, Curator at the BFI National Archive. She is the author of the BFI Classic on Whistle Down the Wind. The Q&A will be moderated by
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