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Boys Will Be Boys

1976 · 90 min

A cheerful, mischievous romp with cheeky boys, gentle small-town charm, and a hint of adventure.

Overview
Three friends - Tomás, Hubert and Jozka - are boys growing up in a little town. Tomás lives with his aunt Apolena and uncle Václav. Tomás is a boy with lots of ideas that often end up getting him into trouble not only with his teachers and aunt, but with the other inhabitants of the town as well. He has a crush on his schoolmate Blanka and for her sake he decides to try to get the prize for the best pupil in the school.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • love
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
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
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, family
Directed by
Věra Plívová-Šimková
Written by
Jan Procházka
Starring
Michael Dymek, Petr Voříšek, Petr Starý, Magdalena Reifová, Jitka Chalupníková, David Vlček, Bohumil Luxík, Iva Janžurová
Music
Petr Hapka
Cinematography
Emil Sirotek
Runtime
90 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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