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Eastern Boys

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A middle-aged Frenchman solicits a younger foreigner and has no idea his life is going to change.
Eastern Boys

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Critics Consensus

Thoughtful, unpredictable, and overall gripping, Eastern Boys fills its sprawling running time with compelling themes and sharply drawn characters brought to life by powerful performances and deft direction.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses 08/25/2018
This is a tough, important film, and one that wields ambivalence like a cudgel. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 04/30/2015
Writer-director-editor Robin Campillo has crafted an unruly yet pointed drama that should intrigue patient viewers. Go to Full Review
Bob Mondello NPR 02/27/2015
Both surprisingly resonant, and something of a thrill-ride. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/16/2020
How this all sorts itself out is a nail-biting treat... Go to Full Review
Maryann O'Connor CineVue 04/03/2019
4/5
Eastern Boys cleanly escapes any accusation of blandness. An emotional uppercut of a film, Campillo's latest is one which may take several days to fully recover from. Go to Full Review
Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) 09/15/2017
Wholly unsatisfying, interminable in length with marginal acting, at best, there is little but the opening 15 minutes and the mesmerizing Daniil Vorobov to recommend this film. Go to Full Review
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johann m 07/07/2017 A businessman makes a regular arrangement with a Ukrainian prostitute, despite the youngster's involvement in a controlling street gang. It is a well-structured movie with shocking moments, especially the second part when the Daniel is robbed and he can't do anything about that. It is a good depiction of real life things that makes up an excellent film about the evolution of relationships and the danger of gangs. See more 02/21/2017 Unusual, quirky and gritty..... See more 12/13/2016 Strange opening act, but interesting and unexpected story. See more 10/30/2016 Truly genre-bending. Is it a love story? Is it a crime thriller? Is it both or is it neither? The dialogue is often in three languages per conversation, spoken by competent actors. It is intelligent, it is tense, and it is touching. I could go on and on about the details that this movie gets right, but suffice to say that it's worth viewing even for people who normally wouldn't entertain the idea of watching a gay movie (though its sex scenes could make them uncomfortable). See more 08/29/2016 Objective Picture about immigration and French Society before the attentats. See more 01/04/2016 It certainly has its own dynamic,and has a lot to offer. Forgive me but at points I wasn queastioning if all this could really happen. In all the chaos that this movie is,many difficult themes arise, but what I'm uncertain about is the way they were discussed and the platform that was used. Personally I think the movie loses its focus and its path by unecessary plot devices such as the home invasion at the beginning of the film,which made it difficult for me to be convinced that this situation would ever have been possible to happen in the years after 2000. I'm at least glad that it had a positive ending. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle-aged Frenchman solicits a younger foreigner and has no idea his life is going to change.
Director
Robin Campillo
Producer
Hugues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani
Screenwriter
Robin Campillo
Production Co
Les Films de Pierre
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.2K
Runtime
2h 8m