Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011 2h 44m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Danny Bernardy
Jared (segment "Curious Thing")
Matthew Wilkas
Sam (segment "Curious Thing")
Rebecca Pappa
Becky (segment "Curious Thing")
Bartholomew Sammut
Tim (segment "Cake and Sand")
Jan Andreesen
Julian (segment "Cake and Sand")
Guy Kapulnik
Eitan (segment "Watch Over Me")
Davidi Hoffman
Shahar (segment "Watch Over Me")
Raz Weiner
Re'a (segment "Watch Over Me")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lauren Wolkstein
Writers: Jason Mills, Christoph Scheermann, Katti Djisuk Schroeter
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew, Korean
Countries: Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 164 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Hebrew, Korean.

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WORLD

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International production across 7 countries: Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, 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 Lauren Wolkstein, shot by Tom McWilliam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas and Rebecca Pappa carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lauren Wolkstein directs. Tom McWilliam behind the camera. Jason Mills cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, German, Hebrew, Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 164 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Hebrew, Korean.
4International production across 7 countries: Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America.
5Part of the "Boys on Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Lauren Wolkstein, shot by Tom McWilliam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Jason Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas and Rebecca Pappa carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt5521056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.