It is Sidney J. Furie's[6][7] low-budget tale about young lovers (Ben Piazza and Anne Pearson) on the run from an uncaring adult world – they just want to get married but are thwarted at every turn – remains something of landmark in English-Canadian feature production.

Its low-key, quasi-documentary style, evocative use of locations and what some British critics called its "honesty" stand in marked contrast to Hollywood’s "adolescent crisis" films of the same period.

"[12] The film received critical praise when it was released in the UK where Furie was recognized as a fresh talent; however, it was ignored in Canada.

[8] Furie sold the movie to the USA for a thousand dollars' profit and was able to pay back his father.

"[13] The Daily Herald film reviewer "found it enthralling and I was bowled over by the most apt background music I've heard in years.

"[14] The Daily Telegraph said "Mr Furie catches very well the atmosphere of hope deferred which is so abominable to youth.