Rent Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know (2023)
2.7 of 5 from 8 ratings
2h 33min
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- Synopsis:
A perfect stranger. The boy next door. A sparring partner. A friend from abroad. 'Boys on Film' presents eight encounters from across the globe, where the dangerous allure of a risky attraction yields emotional results - proving that the age-old adage of taking the plunge is as relevant - and sexy - as ever before.
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Two men navigate the city of Tbilisi after a long night out. As day breaks, the true colours of their ambiguous relationship begin to show.
Budapest Closed City (2021/Hungary)
Hungarian teenager Peter (Péter Dániel Katona) takes his British friend, Adam (Adam Wadsworth), on a personal but political tour around his hometown of Budapest.
Break Me (2018/Norway)
A young Muslim cage fighter must choose between his head and his heart after his father discovers the truth about him.
Hornbeam (2022/UK)
Under cover of darkness, two strangers form an intimate bond over a shared secret. But how well do they really know each other?
Eden (2020/Belgium)
A restless young man in search of a connection roams the pulsating gay hotspots of a metropolis brimming with shadows and bodies.
By His Will (2021/Israel)
Young teen Elisha (Ido Tako), dealing with his attraction to men, is torn between two worlds: the religious, from which he comes, and the secular.
Jim (2021/UK)
London, 1982. Father Jim Fitzsimmons (Gary Fannin) waits nervously in the dark across the street from a line of rent boys. Among them, Simon (Cary Ryan) stands out.
Too Rough (2022/UK)
After a night of intoxication, Nick (Ruaridh Mollica) wakes up next to his boyfriend Charlie (Joshua Griffin) and must conceal him from his dysfunctional family.- Actors:
- Zachary Quinto, Russell Kahn, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Péter Dániel Katona, Adam Wadsworth, Fredrik Skogsrud, Ruaridh Mollica, Ido Tako, Gary Fannin, Joshua Griffin, Vicente Concilio, Donald Acho Nwokorie, George Imo Obasi, Magda Lebanidze, Hadizat Yola, Panna Dominika Bíró, Irasj Asanti, Hamid Karimi, Peder Kaalstad, Ronahi Afsari
- Directors:
- Renato Tuenes, Mate Konkol, Sven Spur, Sam Max, Uriel Torten, Irasj Asanti, Elene Naveriani, Mark Pluck, Tom Young, Sean Lionadh
- Producers:
- Alfredo Covelli, Gábor Osváth, Loli Menezes, Milena Moraes, Russell Kahn, Lio Mehiel, Patrick Murray, Katie Schiller, Thomas Reichlin, Britta Rindelaub, Balázs Zachar, Ingrid J. Nordby, Daniel Lane, Tehila Edri, Ross Mckenzie, Alessandro Luchetti, Thomas McDonald, Sven Spur
- Writers:
- Vicente Concilio, Renato Turnes, Sam Max, Donald Acho Nwokorie, George Imo Obasi, Elene Naveriani, Máté Konkol, Nina Anderson, Irasj Asanti, Daniel Lane, Uriel Torten, Sean Lìonadh, Tom Young, Sven Spur
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance, Special Interest, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 158 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interviews with directors Sean Lionadh and Sven Spur
