The Boys in the Island (1989)
- Original title
- Boys in the Island
- Directed by
- Geoff Bennett
- Genre
- adventure film, crime film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
After running away from home, a young boy gets involved in petty crime around Melbourne. He drifts through encounters with other outcasts while searching for a sense of belonging.
restlesslongingbleakatmosphericunderstatedmelancholicslow-burn
What happens
Boys in the Island is a 1989 Australian film based on the 1958 novel by Chris Koch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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