House Of Boys

House Of Boys (2011)

  • 57% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (83 ratings)

A colorful and raw coming-of-age story set in the emerging gay dance club scene of Amsterdam 1984. House of Boys tells the story of Frank, a high school kid who leaves home and falls into the exciting new world of free sex, music and dance. When Frank's new world is suddenly turned upside down, his… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By
Jean-Claude Schlim
Written By
Jean-Claude Schlim, Robert David Graham
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts
In Theaters
Jul 29, 2011 Limited
Moonstone Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    Against the odds, the indulgent mash-up of sex, old-fashioned corn, romance-novel fantasy and AIDS tragedy is a mostly winning combo.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    A gay tragedy in three acts and more than a dozen excellent songs, "House of Boys" conveys an emotional honesty that overrides its dated style.

  • Andrew Schenker, Village Voice

    For all its hanging on the details of the boys' heavily eroticized performances and its graphing of the relationships between the young performers, the film is at once too drawn out and underdeveloped.

  • Steve Ramos, Boxoffice Magazine

    [A] sweet natured and showy go-go boys drama.

  • David Noh, Film Journal International

    The message is everything in this film that one wants to recommend to the young and uneducated in a forgetful age, despite its lack of originality and its dramatic lapses.

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