House of Boys (2009)
Overview
It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.6612 |
Directed By
Jean-Claude Schlim
Crew
Jean-Claude Schlim
Jean-Claude Schlim
Ahmed Abounouom
Bob Bellion
Jimmy de Brabant
Anita Elsani
Jean-Claude Schlim
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Gast Waltzing
Carlo Thiel
Katharina Schmidt
Sharon Howard-Field
Monique van der Waals
Christina Schaffer
Benoît Bechet
Manuel Demoulling
Cecile Heideman
Caroline de Vivaise
Françoise Meyer
Clara Velle
Antje Huchel
René Jordan
Claudine Moureaud
Nicola Pandel
Katja Reinert-Alexis
Frederic Roeser
Béatrice Stephany
Joël Seiller
Sandra Fanizza
Karl Atteln
Tilo Busch
Henning Hein
Philippe Kohn
TOP CAST
Layke Anderson
Frank
Benn Northover
Jake
Udo Kier
Madame
Stephen Fry
Dr. Marsh
Steven Webb
Angelo
Chris McHallem
Frank's Father
Vicky Krieps
Flower Shop Girl
Harry Ferrier
Karl
Michael Kühl
Christopher
Gintare Parulyte
Rita
Sascha Ley
Frank's Mother
Natalie Slevin
Amanda
Emma Griffiths Malin
Carol
Elias McConnell
Young Hippy Boy
Paul Rockenbrod
Paul
Eleanor David
Emma
Luke Wilkins
Dean
William Cohn
Johan
Tom Leick
Lisa
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