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Boy (1969)

Boy poster
Original title
少年
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy is forced by his father and stepmother to take part in a series of car accidents as a means to extort money from drivers. The film follows the family as they travel across Japan, with the boy growing increasingly trapped by his parents' schemes.

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What happens

Boy (少年, Shōnen) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Tetsuo Abe, Akiko Koyama and Fumio Watanabe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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