Eastern Boys

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Eastern Boys

2013

2h 8m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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

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

This is a tough, important film, and one that wields ambivalence like a cudgel.

Aug 25, 2018

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Writer-director-editor Robin Campillo has crafted an unruly yet pointed drama that should intrigue patient viewers.

Apr 30, 2015

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Bob Mondello

NPR

Both surprisingly resonant, and something of a thrill-ride.

Feb 27, 2015

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

How this all sorts itself out is a nail-biting treat...

Jun 16, 2020

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Maryann O'Connor

CineVue

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.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 3, 2019

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

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.

Sep 15, 2017

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johann m

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Unusual, quirky and gritty.....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Strange opening act, but interesting and unexpected story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

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).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Objective Picture about immigration and French Society before the attentats.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Daniil Vorobyov

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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

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