Boy (2009)

Directed by

Auraeus Solito

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young poet becomes infatuated with a macho dancer in the Philippines. The film follows his feelings and the quiet tension of their connection.

earnestgentlesweetmelancholicslow-burnintimatecontemplativeromantic

What happens

Boy is a 2009 Philippine film by director Auraeus Solito. The 83-minute film produced by recounts a young poet's infatuation with a young macho dancer. Boy (also as BoY) has been shown in many international film festivals. The Board of Film Censors in Singapore banned the showing of the movie because it "normalizes homosexuality and romanticizes sex between men." Boy was screened in the Philippines in June 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Masahista (2005)
• Kasal (2014)
• Lakan (2020)
• Fuccbois (2019)
• Sa Paraiso ni Efren (1999)
• Ex with Benefits (2015)
• Daybreak (2008)
• So Happy Together (2004)