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Beauty Boys

2020 · 18 min

A tender, tense little portrait of a teenager daring to be seen, carrying the quiet ache of family disapproval and small-town judgment.

Directed by
Florent Gouëlou
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simon Royer, Marvin Dubart, Louise Malek
Overview
In their small village, seventeen-year-old Léo and his friends are crazy about makeup. Jules, Léo's older brother, doesn't share his sibling's passion, fearing he'll be the laughing stock among his gang of pals. The night of the village's "open theater" event, against Jules' advice, Léo walks on the stage dressed in drag.

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Directed by
Florent Gouëlou
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simon Royer, Marvin Dubart, Louise Malek
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • sexuality
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Florent Gouëlou
    Written by
    Florent Gouëlou
    Starring
    Simon Royer, Marvin Dubart, Louise Malek, Cookie Kunty, Hugues Delamarliere, Mathias Houngnikpo, Jean-Pierre Jérôme
    Cinematography
    Vadim Alsayed
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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