Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug

Dec 15, 2017

2h 20m

★ 4.0

Overview

Explore hidden desires on a sleepover, fall in love with the handyman and be seduced by a stranger on the beach as you discover why Love Is the Drug. Boys On Film 17 includes nine complete films: Nicholas Colia's "Alex And The Handyman" starring Keaton Nigel Cooke, Aaron Profumo, and Hogan Gorman; Dawid Ullgren's "Mr. Sugar Daddy" starring Bengt C.W. Carlsson and Aleksandar Gajic; Brendon McDonall's "Spoilers" starring James Peake and Tom Mumford; André D. Chambers's "Tellin' Dad" starring Carl Loughlin, Ricky Tomlinson, and Michael Byron; Eyal Resh's "Boys" starring Wyatt Griswold and Pearce Joza; Martin Edralin's "Hole" starring Ken Harrower and Sebastian Deery; Lorelei Pepi's animated "Happy & Gay"; André Santos and Marco Leão's "Pedro" starring Filipe Abreu and Rita Durão; and Anthony Schatteman's "Kiss Me Softly" starring Ezra Fieremans, Marijke Pinoy, and Marc Van Eeghem.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Animation

Production Companies

Peccadillo Pictures

Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug Trailers

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Cast

Alex (segment "Alex And The Handyman")

Keaton Nigel Cooke

Jared (segment "Alex And The Handyman")

Aaron Profumo

Mom (segment "Alex And The Handyman")

Hogan Gorman

Hans (segment "Mr. Sugar Daddy")

Bengt C.W. Carlsson

Andrej (segment "Mr. Sugar Daddy")

Aleksandar Gajic

Henrik (segment "Mr. Sugar Daddy")

Erik Thosteman

Denice (segment "Mr. Sugar Daddy")

Emelia Hansson

Kostas (segment "Mr. Sugar Daddy")

Simon Rodriguez

Leon (segment "Spoilers")

James Peake

Felix (segment "Spoilers")

Tom Mumford

Dan (segment "Tellin' Dad")

Carl Loughlin

Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")

Ricky Tomlinson

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