Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy

"Is too much sugar bad for you?"

2010 2h 28m EN

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★3.0TMDB · 2★6.3IMDB · 62

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Synopsis

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Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy features nine award-winning short films. Boys will be boys in Pascal-Alex Vincent's FAR WEST and CANDY BOY, where a farmyard and an orphanage get a gay makeover. GO-GO REJECT sees Flashdance obsessive Daniel aim for the stars, as SWEAT has Holby City's David Paisley infiltrating a bath house with unexpected results. Meanwhile, love proves to be timeless when LAST CALL unites past and present, but TWOYOUNGMEN, UT. hints at an uncertain future. Looking back on the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, BLOCKS focuses on the sexual awakening of a peeping Tom. Two more young boys, a confused JAMES and mute DAVID, both reach out for an experienced hand, but will they find what they are looking for?

“Is too much sugar bad for you?”

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Cast

Julien Gauthier
Ricky (segment "Far West")
Jean Haas
Papy (segment "Far West")
Gilles Guillain
Mika (segment "Far West")
Tony Granger
Koko (segment "Far West")
Alexis Michalik
Jean-Didier (segment "Far West")
Marie-Christine Darah
Mother Superior (voice) (segment "Candy Boy")
Julien Bouanich
Candy Boy (voice) (segment "Candy Boy")
Aymen Saïdi
Samy (voice) (segment "Candy Boy")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marialy Rivas
Writers: Nick Citton, Marialy Rivas, Rodrigo Bellott
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Countries: Chile, France, Mexico, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Chile, France, Mexico, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Boys on Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marialy Rivas, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Julien Gauthier and Jean Haas and Gilles Guillain carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is too much sugar bad for you?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marialy Rivas directs. Jarin Blaschke behind the camera. Rosemary H. Marez cuts. Produced in Chile, France, Mexico, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.
3International production across 4 countries: Chile, France, Mexico, United States of America.
4Part of the "Boys on Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Marialy Rivas, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Rosemary H. Marez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julien Gauthier and Jean Haas and Gilles Guillain carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Is too much sugar bad for you?".
9IMDB entry: tt5506880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.