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The Boys of Paul Street

1969 · 110 min

A slow, earnest plunge into childhood honor and loss, where playground stakes feel epic and the ending lands like a quiet punch.

Directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Anthony Kemp, William Burleigh, John Moulder-Brown
Tagline
The most extraordinary battle ever fought by the bravest army that ever had to be home for dinner.
Overview
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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Directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Anthony Kemp, William Burleigh, John Moulder-Brown
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Written by
Zoltán Fábri, Endre Bohem
Starring
Anthony Kemp, William Burleigh, John Moulder-Brown, Robert Efford, Julien Holdaway, Mark Colleano, Gary O'Brien, Martin Beaumont
Music
Emil Petrovics
Cinematography
György Illés
Runtime
110 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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