Unknowns

A heavy, slow-burning immersion into a harsh world of damaged boys, where friendship and violence blur and every scene carries quiet dread.

Created by

Guy Sidis, Nirit Yaron

Genres

Drama, Crime

Starring

Ofek Pesach, Amir Tessler, Yehuda Levi

Tagline

Boys don't cry

Overview

Alumim is the story of a group of boys, living in the margins of the Israeli society and passing their time in a school for at-risk youth. One day, after a local girl is raped, the boys become the immediate suspects, their already unbalanced world gets completely disturbed. The show deals with the question of the chance these boys have in order to break the cycle of violence they’re in. This is a story of cruel and magical friendship between boys who will sacrifice anything just to avoid their own destiny.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, friendship, violence, coming-of-age

Content

Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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