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House of Boys

House of Boys

Make Love Your Goal

20096.12h 0m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim
Written by Jean-Claude Schlim
Produced by Jimmy de Brabant, Bob Bellion
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5M0

Top Cast

Layke Anderson

Layke Anderson

Frank

B

Benn Northover

Jake

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Madame

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Dr. Marsh

Steven Webb

Steven Webb

Angelo

Chris McHallem

Chris McHallem

Frank's Father

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Flower Shop Girl

H

Harry Ferrier

Karl

M

Michael Kühl

Christopher

Gintarė Parulytė

Gintarė Parulytė

Rita

Themes & Keywords

aidslove at first sightamsterdam, netherlandsbrothelcabaretbullymale homosexualitylgbtbrothel madam1980srent boyrent boysgay themehiv/aids epidemichomosexualgay sex

About House of Boys

House of Boys is a drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of aids, love at first sight, amsterdam, netherlands, brothel, cabaret, bully. Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim, it stars Layke Anderson, Benn Northover, Udo Kier. 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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