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House of Boys

2009 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.1 · 45% critics

DramaRomance

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.

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Details
Years
2009
Release date
2009-11-20
Language
English
Runtime
120 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
45/100
TMDB rating
6.1/10 (42 votes)

Themes

  • aids
  • love at first sight
  • amsterdam, netherlands
  • brothel
  • cabaret
  • bully
  • male homosexuality
  • lgbt
  • brothel madam
  • 1980s
  • rent boy
  • rent boys
  • +4 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim