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B.O.Y.: Bruises of Yesterday

2024 · 87 min

A quiet, aching summer that curdles into loneliness, watching a boy's first love turn inward toward pain.

Directed by
Søren Green
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noa Risbro Hjerrild, Jens Jørn Spottag, Alexander Mayah Larsen
Overview
A 16-year-old boy who spend summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man but when tragedy strikes, he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.

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Directed by
Søren Green
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noa Risbro Hjerrild, Jens Jørn Spottag, Alexander Mayah Larsen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • grief
  • sexuality
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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87 min
Country
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Languages
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