House Of Boys
Queer Culture Cinema (2009)
Drama, Musical, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
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#1917
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IMDB   6.6
117 mins USA / English
Loïc Peckels Young Jake
Layke Anderson Frank
Harry Ferrier Karl
Michael N. Kuehl Christopher
Gintare Parulyte Rita
Sascha Ley Frank's Mother
Chris McHallem Frank's Father
Natalie Slevin Amanda
Kelly Jake Boyd
Benn Northover Jake
Emma Griffiths Malin Carol
Elias McConnell Young Hippy Boy
Roya Zargar Young Hippy Girl
Marco Wirges Bouncer 1
David Imper Bouncer 2
Paul Rockenbrod Paul
Udo Kier Madame
Oliver Hoare Herman
Eleanor David Emma
Steven Webb Angelo
Luke Wilkins Dean
Thomas Mihalik Thoma
William Cohn Johan
Tom Leick Lisa
Alain Kahn Penelope
Director/Choreographer
Jean-Claude Schlim
Producer Paul Rosenblum
Bob Bellion
Ahmed Abounouom
Zohra Ouelad Bada
Writer/Composer Jean-Claude Schlim
Christian Thiry
Robert David Graham
Cinematography Carlo Thiel
Music Gast Waltzing


It is 1984. Frank (Layke Anderson) 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 (Udo Kier) 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 (Ben Northover). 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 (Stephen Fry), will carry him through. House of Boys is a glamorous, colourful coming-of-age story that lifts the lid on an exciting world of sex and music, where deep passions suddenly turn into a struggle for courage.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Tags HIV/AIDS, coming of age
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