Underplayed Gems

Rent Boys (2011)

Rent Boys poster
Original title
Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo
Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Genre
documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This German documentary follows young men who work as male prostitutes in Berlin. It shows their daily lives, their reasons for doing sex work, and their interactions with clients and each other.

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What happens

Rent Boys (German: Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo) is a 2011 German documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Queer Lisboa International Film Festival in 2011, for example. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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