Private Romeo

"Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books."

2011 1h 37m EN

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 62

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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When eight male cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives.

“Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books.”

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Cast

Seth Numrich
Sam Singleton
Matt Doyle
Glen Mangan
Hale Appleman
Josh Neff
Charlie Barnett
Ken Lee
Chris Bresky
Omar Madsen
Sean Hudock
Gus Sanchez
Bobby Moreno
Carlos Morena
Barry Adamson
Adam Hersh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Brown
Writers: Alan Brown, William Shakespeare
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Brown, shot by Derek McKane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Weiseman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Seth Numrich and Matt Doyle and Hale Appleman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1500512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan Brown directs. Derek McKane behind the camera. Craig Weiseman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Alan Brown, shot by Derek McKane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Craig Weiseman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Seth Numrich and Matt Doyle and Hale Appleman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books.".
7IMDB entry: tt1500512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Derek McKane
Editing: Craig Weiseman
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Private Romeo (2011)

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CinemaSerf2023-04-16
★ 6/10
This is quite a creative reimagining of the "Romeo & Juliet" story that shifts the setting from Verona to an American military academy. Therein, are eight cadets who essentially adopt the roles of the Montagues and Capulets - but with a difference. All are male. Using an hybrid of Shakespeare's own language and a modern day soundtrack along with an overtly militaristic scenario, the love story unfolds. Creator Alan Brown has done quite well here. Clearly the budget was pretty minimal, but he uses light and shadow, pulls focus, includes dance and sport - all to create, effectively enough, a modern-day appreciation of affection, bigotry and intolerance. It's not that it swipes at the US military's approach to being gay, per se, it highlights it - and it also demonstrates that regardless of the overarching "policy", it is down to individual people to implement lasting change and improvements. The cast work well together and the film, though it does require concentration, flows along well. Maybe a bit too long, and the sound mix isn't always the best - but it's an interesting watch this.
kinrich302026-08-29
★ 1/10
This is a gay take on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. It was a fairly good movie and they worked in some singing too, but it didn't always flow smoothly. At times they were the characters, at other times they were cadets at a military academy and others they were students reading the play. While not hard to follow, it definitely broke up the flow of the movie.