Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret (2021)
Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret (2021)
2h 3min | Drama | 1 March 2021 (UK)
Storyline:
BOYS ON FILM 21 invites you on a voyage of emotion-soaked self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom.
Ode to Billy Joe 1976
Ode to Billy Joe 1976
PG | 1h 46min | Drama | 4 June 1976 (USA)
Storyline:
In 1950s Mississippi, teenager Bobbie Lee Hartley navigates her blossoming hormones as she is courted by Billy Joe McAllister, who is headed for tragedy.
The Winter Lake 2020
The Winter Lake 2020
TV-MA | 1h 32min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 9 March 2021 (USA)
Storyline:
When Holly’s dark secret is accidentally uncovered by her new emotionally unstable neighbor Tom, they are pulled into a violent confrontation with her father, who will do anything to keep the secret hidden.
Four Days 1999
Four Days 1999
R | 1h 32min | Drama | 12 September 1999 (Canada)
Storyline:
An unseen man recalls four days of his youth when he came of age. He is Simon, in mid teens, in awe of his father who’s planned a robbery with the down-and-out Fury. Dad double-crosses Fury, using Simon in a switch of the bag of cash. Unknown to Simon, however, a bank guard later shoots dad dead and wounds Fury. Simon leaves Ontario, as planned, heading for a remote Québec town. When Fury discovers the money gone, he follow Simon with the aid of Simon’s neighbor, Feather, who’s been dad’s lover. En route to Quebec, Simon is picked up by Chrystal, a wild woman who’s just left her husband. They all meet beside a lake for a final sorting out of money and relationships.
Butterfly and Flowers 1985
Butterfly and Flowers 1985
Peesua lae dokmai (original title)
2h | Drama | 23 October 1985 (Thailand)
Storyline:
Hujan, an elementary school student, lived with his father and younger brother and sister since his mother died of illness. One day, learning that his father is about to lose his job, Hujan decides to quit school and become an ice candy peddler and gets involved in illegal work.
The Motel 2005
The Motel 2005
Not Rated | 1h 15min | Comedy, Drama | 24 January 2005 (USA)
Storyline:
Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.
Deadly Promises 2020
Deadly Promises 2020
1h 21min | Thriller | 10 July 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
Dillon Copeland is an attractive, talented teenager who resides with his uncle in Colorado. He has a crush on Megan who is also interested in him. But Travis, the popular High School jock, likes her too and it’s only a matter of time before the tension gets out of control. As the plot thickens, some VERY disturbing secrets are revealed – the kind of secrets that are better kept in the basement. How could Uncle Max keep this hidden for so long? Promises are made as the story unfolds. And promises, even deadly ones, must be kept.
Goodbye, Boys 1964
Goodbye, Boys 1964
Do svidaniya, malchiki! (original title)
1h 22min | Drama, War | 3 January 1966 (Soviet Union)
Storyline:
Goodbye, Boys! is the coming-of-age tale of three teenagers graduating from a Communist school during World War II. It’s summer, and their main goals are swimming in the Black Sea and wooing the girl all three of them love. However, they are asked to become officers in the military, and slowly their worlds begin changing forever. Their parents oppose them, they begin fearing losing each other and their families, and the military tricks and maneuvers them into joining the army instead of the navy.
Distant Thunder 1988
Distant Thunder 1988
R | 1h 54min | Drama | 11 November 1988 (USA)
Storyline:
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he’s been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
