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2009

House of Boys

Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim
Make Love Your Goal

It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.

Duration

2h

Released

November 20, 2009

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6.2

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Cast19

  • Layke Anderson
  • Benn Northover
  • Udo Kier
  • Stephen Fry
  • Steven Webb
  • Chris McHallem
  • Vicky Krieps
  • Harry Ferrier
  • Michael Kühl

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