House of Boys

Name: House of Boys
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2009-11-20
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Layke Anderson, Benn Northover, Udo Kier, Stephen Fry, Steven Webb

2009·Drama·2h

7.1

★

It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.

Directed by Jean-Claude Schlim

aids

love at first sight

amsterdam, netherlands

brothel

cabaret

bully

male homosexuality

lgbt

brothel madam

1980s

rent boy

rent boys

gay theme

hiv/aids epidemic

homosexual

gay sex

IMDB

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Where to Watch

Cast

Layke Anderson

Frank

Udo Kier

Madame

Stephen Fry

Dr. Marsh

Steven Webb

Angelo

Chris McHallem

Frank's Father

Vicky Krieps

Flower Shop Girl

Gintarė Parulytė

Rita

Sascha Ley

Frank's Mother

Emma Griffiths Malin

Carol

Elias McConnell

Young Hippy Boy

Eleanor David

Emma

Luke Wilkins

Dean

Crew

Bob Bellion

Producer

Caroline de Vivaise

Costume Design

Popular Reviews

4 reviews

Juliet

qu’est ce qui se passe ?

gabi

7.0★ · 08/25/25

At first, I thought it would be a musical, LOUD AND WRONG.

Max Kowalski

6.0★ · 04/30/25

I think im just happy to see a movie with mohawks and ✨udo kier✨ and posters of Limahl that I can forgive the jumpy transitions and the fact that so much of the line delivery is mumbled beyond recognition, but its so sad 😭

Zweidrittel

7.0★ · 07/09/25

Vibeke Hustoeft

3.5★ · 10/02/13