Boys

Boys

2014 · 77 min · NL · 7.7 (758 votes)
Dir. Mischa Kamp · Starring Gijs Blom, Ko Zandvliet, Jonas Smulders, Ton Kas, Stijn Taverne, Myron Wouts

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

DramaRomanceTV Movie

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

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This film feels like a delicate, sun-drenched exploration of burgeoning desire and self-acceptance. It's a tender, intimate slow-burn, capturing the quiet intensity of first love and the vulnerable beauty of coming into one's own. The atmosphere is authentic and deeply felt.

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