
House of Boys
Make Love Your Goal
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11/20/2009Runtime
120 minsOverview
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.
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EnglishBudget
$2,500,000Revenue
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A tender coming-of-age love story set against the emerging AIDS crisis in 1980s Amsterdam, where moments of connection and hope are shadowed by gathering dread. The film balances the exuberance of youth and sexual awakening with the devastating reality of the epidemic closing in on Frank's chosen family.
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