Film

House of Boys

2009 · 2h · Drama · Romance

Make Love Your Goal

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

56%

Metacritic

40

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.

Layke Anderson

Frank

Benn Northover

Jake

Udo Kier

Madame

Stephen Fry

Dr. Marsh

Steven Webb

Angelo

Chris McHallem

Frank's Father

Vicky Krieps

Flower Shop Girl

Harry Ferrier

Karl

Michael Kühl

Christopher

Gintarė Parulytė

Rita

Sascha Ley

Frank's Mother

Natalie Slevin

Amanda

Emma Griffiths Malin

Carol

Elias McConnell

Young Hippy Boy

Paul Rockenbrod

Paul

Eleanor David

Emma

• Jean-Claude SchlimDirector · Writer · Executive Producer
• Jimmy de BrabantProducer
• Bob BellionProducer
• Carlo ThielDirector of Photography
• Gast WaltzingOriginal Music Composer
• Katharina SchmidtEditor
• Monique van der WaalsCasting
• Sharon Howard-FieldCasting

Release date

November 20, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Rated

16

Budget

$2,500,000

Genres

Drama, Romance

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