Boys

A quiet, tender and melancholy portrait of unspoken longing, restrained in style and heavy with the sadness of feelings that could not be voiced.

Directed by

Stanko Jost

Genres

Drama

Starring

Peter Rupnik, Gorazd Pulko, Miro Podjed

Overview

Still longing for love and beauty Nani Papali died at the age of twenty, leaving his diary containing the words of love he feared to speak about openly about his fellow student. In 1938 this diary was rewritten into a book, and was the first novel to deal with the subject of gay love in Slovenia. Scandalous for its day, it caused a great stir and met with considerable disapproval. The film Boys, based on this novel, depicts the intimate world of boys’ affections.

How it feels

Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Love, identity, isolation, death

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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

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