My Boy (2018)

Original title

Mon boy

Directed by

Sarah Pellerin

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

12 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy teenager named Louis struggles with the pressure to act masculine during his older brother's bachelor party. The film follows his quiet discomfort with the rituals and expectations around him.

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What happens

My Boy (French: Mon Boy) is a Canadian short teen drama film, directed by Sarah Pellerin and released in 2018. The film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Louis, a shy, quiet teenager struggling with the rituals and codes of masculinity at his older brother's bachelor party. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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