Boys

"How does it feel to win a race when you know you lost a love?"

2014 1h 17m NL

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 757

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Synopsis

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Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.

“How does it feel to win a race when you know you lost a love?”

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Cast

Gijs Blom
Sieger
Ko Zandvliet
Marc
Jonas Smulders
Eddy
Ton Kas
Theo
Stijn Taverne
Stef
Myron Wouts
Tom
Ferdi Stofmeel
Coach
Lotte Razoux Schultz
Jessica

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mischa Kamp
Writers: Jaap-Peter Enderle, Chris Westendorp
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 6

CAST

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Gijs Blom and Ko Zandvliet and Jonas Smulders carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How does it feel to win a race when you know you lost a love?".

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3318220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mischa Kamp directs. Katarina Türler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands. Dialogue in Dutch.

Trivia

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1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Editor Katarina Türler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Gijs Blom and Ko Zandvliet and Jonas Smulders carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "How does it feel to win a race when you know you lost a love?".
6IMDB entry: tt3318220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 20 themes, including "coming out", "friendship", "male friendship", "tenderness".

The technical file

Editing: Katarina Türler
Costume design: Marion Boot
Makeup / hair: Françoise Mol
Sound: Marco Vermaas
Runtime: 77 min · 1h 17m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: NL
IMDB: Boys (2014)

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kinrich302026-09-08
★ 9/10
It was a really good movie. The main character had both a guy and a girl take an interest in him around the same time and he had to decide what he really wants and who he really is.

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