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 | 4.549 |
Directed By
Jean-Claude Schlim
Crew
Jean-Claude Schlim
Jean-Claude Schlim
Jimmy de Brabant
Katja Reinert-Alexis
Ahmed Abounouom
Carlo Thiel
Caroline de Vivaise
Monique van der Waals
Claudine Moureaud
Béatrice Stephany
Bob Bellion
Henning Hein
Frederic Roeser
Antje Huchel
Christina Schaffer
Manuel Demoulling
Clara Velle
Anita Elsani
Gast Waltzing
Françoise Meyer
Nicola Pandel
Joël Seiller
Jean-Claude Schlim
Cecile Heideman
Philippe Kohn
Karl Atteln
Sandra Fanizza
Tilo Busch
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Benoît Bechet
Katharina Schmidt
Sharon Howard-Field
René Jordan
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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