Boys

2018 1h 22m FR

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 279

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Synopsis

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When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in grappling with his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories from this time still haunt Jonas.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Félix Maritaud
Jonas (adult)
Nicolas Bauwens
Jonas (teenager)
Tommy Lee Baïk
Nathan
Aure Atika
Nathan's Mother
Ilian Bergala
Léonard
Marie Denarnaud
Jonas's Mother
Pierre Cartonnet
Jonas's Father
Nicolas Sartous
The Predator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christophe Charrier
Writers: Christophe Charrier
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christophe Charrier, shot by Pierre Baboin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Beaupain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Félix Maritaud and Nicolas Bauwens and Tommy Lee Baïk carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt8168186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christophe Charrier directs. Pierre Baboin behind the camera. Alex Beaupain scores. Stéphanie Dumesnil cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Directed by Christophe Charrier, shot by Pierre Baboin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alex Beaupain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stéphanie Dumesnil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Félix Maritaud and Nicolas Bauwens and Tommy Lee Baïk carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8168186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "homophobia", "loss", "male homosexuality", "teenage boy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Baboin
Original score: Alex Beaupain
Editing: Stéphanie Dumesnil
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Boys (2018)

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CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 7/10
This is quite a well put together little drama recounting the life of "Jonas" through the twin threads of his late childhood and of a current day thirty-something. Félix Maritaud plays the elder incarnation in a typically gritty and plausible way (though he does look like he could do with a good meal!) with Nicolas Bauwens as his younger, largely conformist, self. My problem is that the narrative that gets us from person A to person B - via a new schoolfriend "Nathan" doesn't quite work. There is an incident, which we do discover at the end, but it leaves me with a feeling of incompleteness. Perhaps that's Christophe Charrier's plan - that there are no "happy endings", but I am struggling to fathom just how Jonas got onto this path of self destruction and his life, so out of hand in the first place. As with loads of French gay cinema, it is filmed at night - via street light - and is all the more evocative for that.

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