Young Törless (1966)

- Original title
- Der junge Törless
- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the early 1900s, a sensitive young boy at an Austrian military academy watches his classmates bully and torment another student. The boy is confused by his own reactions and the cruelty happening around him.
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What happens
Young Törless (German: Der junge Törless) is a 1966 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, adapted by Schlöndorff and Herbert Asmodi from the 1906 novel The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil. It deals with the violent and sadistic tendencies of a group of boys at an Austrian military academy at the beginning of the 20th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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