Jongens (Boys)

2014

Jongens (Boys)

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Movie Info

BOYS tells the story of Sieger, a sporty, rather quiet 15-year-old boy who discovers love during the summer holidays. Sieger is training in the new athletics team for the national relay championships and meets the intriguing and unpredictable Marc. The friendship that develops seems nothing out of the ordinary, but Sieger secretly harbours stronger feelings for Marc. He engages in a lonely struggle with himself when it emerges that Marc is also in love with him. With his best friend Stef, Sieger discovers a motocross track outside the village. Events soon take on a momentum of their own as Sieger quickly becomes involved with Jessica. At last, he counts for something in the eyes of his tough older brother Eddy, who is secretly using the track to tear around on a moped. Sieger keeps quiet about this to his father, who often clashes with the rebellious Eddy since their mother's death. Sieger tries to make peace between the two, but his mind is elsewhere, as he finds it increasingly difficult to deny his feelings for Marc.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Mischa Kamp
Written By:

Chris Westendorp, Jaap-Peter Enderle
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 3, 2015
Runtime:

78 minutes
Studio:

Pupkin Film

Cast

Gijs Blom
as Sieger

Ko Zandvliet
as Marc

Jonas Smulders
as Eddy

Stijn Taverne
as Stef

Ton Kas
as Theo

Myron Wouts

Ferdi Stofmeel

Lotte Razoux Schultz

Rachelle Verdel

Julia Akkermans

Jeffrey Hamilton

Rifka Lodeizen

Micha Hulshof

Caroline Olde Rikkert

Roosmarijn Van der Hoek

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Critic Reviews for Jongens (Boys)

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While not the most radical film, due to its wonderful direction and strong performances, it takes a well-worn story of self-acceptance and turns it into a beautiful piece of internal struggle.

Nov 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Amanda Jane Stern
Film Inquiry
Boys (Jongens) beautifully portrays the inner struggle of a character coming to terms with his sexuality and not how he's influenced and pressured by his surroundings, and it leaves on a positive note... or at least a hopeful one.

Sep 15, 2019 | Full Review…

Alexander Ryll
Gay Essential