The Boys of Paul Street
“The most extraordinary battle ever fought by the bravest army that ever had to be home for dinner.”
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In turn-of-the-century Budapest, teenage gangs the Paul Street Boys and the Red Shirts have been skirmishing over a vacant lot. When the Red Shirts decide to drive the Paul Street Boys out, they appoint small, sickly Nemescek to spy on their opponents.
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A poignant, bittersweet look at childhood friendships and rivalries. It captures the intensity of young allegiances and the quiet melancholy of growing up, set against a specific time and place.
nostalgicmelancholicwistfultendersteadyEuropean art-housecoming-of-age dramacharacter-drivenchildhood innocencerivalrysocial dynamicsloss of innocence
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