Tim:

I *think* the film you may be remembering is "Reach for Glory". See the Wikipedia entry here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_for_Glory

If this is the one, it wasn't broadcast on the Festival. It does share a director with one CCFF entry, "Hand in Hand".

Paul:

I'll answer your question in your other post.

Phil, I think you are exactly right. Thanks so much for that. I'll try to track it down.
Best,
Tim

THe other reference is to the "Double Decker Kids" a series which aired in the 70's ... Peter Firth starred and a girl named Gillian.

Can't remember much else.

You may be thinking of a Hungarian movie called "The Boys of Paul Street". It was an allegorical thing from the 60's about kids fighting in a vacant lot as 'armies'.