House of Boys
- Released on
- Runtime
- 120 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Layke Anderson
- Benn Northover
- Udo Kier
- Stephen Fry
- Steven Webb
- Chris McHallem
- Vicky Krieps
- Harry Ferrier
- Michael Kühl
- Gintare Parulyte
- Sascha Ley
- Natalie Slevin
- Emma Griffiths Malin
- Elias McConnell
- Paul Rockenbrod
- Eleanor David
- Luke Wilkins
- William Cohn
- Tom Leick
Director
- Jean-Claude Schlim
Producers
- Bob Bellion
- Jimmy de Brabant