
House of Boys
2009 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.1 · 45% critics
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

Layke Anderson
as Frank
- BN
Benn Northover
as Jake

Udo Kier
as Madame

Stephen Fry
as Dr. Marsh

Steven Webb
as Angelo

Chris McHallem
as Frank's Father

Vicky Krieps
as Flower Shop Girl
- HF
Harry Ferrier
as Karl
- MK
Michael Kühl
as Christopher

Gintarė Parulytė
as Rita
Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim