Ballet Boys

2014

1h 15m

Documentary

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80%

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10 Reviews

78%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Ballet is used to express feelings of disappointment, friendship and faith.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Shot over four years, this pleasant but not especially insightful Norwegian documentary tracks three teenage boys training at Norway's top ballet school.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 12, 2014

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

The delicate bond that emerges between young boys under unusual pressure is the highlight of an otherwise fairly conventional doc.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2014

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Cormac O'Brien

Little White Lies

A light documentary that captures the thrill of dance dramatics and the awkwardness of growing pains.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2014

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

An engaging and frequently charming documentary but it’s more successful as a portrait of teenage friendship than as a look at the pressures of training to be a male ballet dancer.

Rated: 6/10

May 11, 2022

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Rich Cline

Contactmusic.com

Only in Norway could filmmakers make such an honest documentary about 14-year-old boys who dream of becoming top ballet dancers.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 15, 2014

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Emily Breen

HeyUGuys

In place of high drama and high jumps we are offered love and tenderness.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 10, 2014

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Audience Member

The greatest 1.25 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

All a bit meh and with no real payoff or sense of anything at stake, even for its participants.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Very good documentary and enjoyable - but you are left wanting more. What happened? Where are they now?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Shallow & lack of passion documentary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Kenneth Elvebakk

Director

Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød

Actor

Syvert Lorenz Garcia

Actor

Torgeir Lund

Actor

Kenneth Elvebakk

Writer

Carsten Aanonsen

Producer

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Synopsis

Ballet is used to express feelings of disappointment, friendship and faith.

Director: Kenneth Elvebakk
Producer: Carsten Aanonsen
Screenwriter: Kenneth Elvebakk
Production Co: Indiefilm
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m