Boys On Film 19: No Ordinary Boy

Feb 18, 2019

2h 12m

★ 3.2

Overview

As Boys On Film reaches the end of its teenage years, we take a look at those unique boys who go one step further, who excite, invigorate, and always impress, who break boundaries, shape their worlds and are more than what they appear. Volume 19: No Ordinary Boy includes ten complete films: Scott T. Hinson's "Michael Joseph Jason John" also starring Eric Robledo; Abhishek Verma's animated "The Fish Curry"; Ben Allen's "Blood Out Of A Stone" starring Alex Austin and Oisín Stack; David Färdmar's "No More We" starring Jonathan Andersson and Björn Elgerd; Jannik Splidsboel's "Between Here & Now" starring Francesco Martino and Peder Bille; Amrou Al-Kadhi's "Run(a)way Arab" also starring Ahd and Omar Labek; Dean Loxton's "Meatoo" starring Calum Speed and Warren Rusher; Jake Graf's "Dusk" starring Elliott Sailors, Sue Moore, and Duncan James; Leon Lopez's "Jermaine & Elsie" starring Marji Campi and Ashley Campbell; and Marco Alessi's "Four Quartets" with Laurie Kynaston.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Mystery

Animation

Music

Production Companies

Peccadillo Pictures

Boys On Film 19: No Ordinary Boy Trailers

Cast

The Trick (segment "Michael Joseph Jason John")

Eric Robledo

Number Eight (segment "Michael Joseph Jason John")

Scott T. Hinson

Dan (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")

Alex Austin

Michael (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")

Oisín Stack

Fran (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")

Amber James

Hampus (segment "No More We")

Jonathan Andersson

Adrian (segment "No More We")

Björn Elgerd

Tony (segment "Between Here & Now")

Francesco Martino

Oscar (segment "Between Here & Now")

Peder Bille

Man (segment "Between Here & Now")

Peter Oliver Hansen

Halima (segment "Run[a]way Arab")

Ahd Kamel

Nazeem/Queen Za Dream (segment "Run[a]way Arab")

Amrou Al-Kadhi

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect.

5.9

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

Jul 24, 1998

Billy Collier is a photographer working on a series of pictures featuring recreations of movie kisses, with drag queens playing the female roles. For his male model, he hires Gabriel, a young waiter on whom he has developed a serious crush. While Billy is openly gay, Gabriel says that he is straight and even claims to have a girlfriend. However, as they spend more time together and grow closer, Billy becomes increasingly unsure that this is true.

6.6

Heavens x Candy

Jul 13, 2024

A shy otaku and a famous AV actor form an unlikely bond after a chance encounter, leading them on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected love.

0.0

Watashi ga watashi de aru tame ni

Oct 10, 2006

No overview available.

3.2

Birder

Aug 11, 2023

A birdwatcher invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in the New Hampshire wilds. He wears whatever he needs to ensnare the locals in his dark fetish in this nightmarish erotic thriller. Consent has never been more deadly.

7.1

Tethered Wings

May 14, 2025

On his wedding day, Paul is confronted by the unexpected return of Joseph, whom he had lost touch with twenty years earlier. With the burning memories of their meeting that summer of 1983, Paul is overwhelmed by doubts about the choices of a lifetime and the emotions of this forbidden relationship. Twenty years earlier, this dazzling love between two teenagers had given rise to violent, relentless homophobic harassment. Until that tragic night that changed their lives forever. Twenty years later, the past is shaking the present.

7.4

Bad Education

Mar 19, 2004

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

7.8

Brokeback Mountain

Oct 22, 2005

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

6.2

Falling Star

Jan 26, 2014

During a brief rule towards the end of the 19th century, the Italian duke Amadeo of Savoy occupied the Spanish throne. However, confined to the safety of life within the palace walls, the lonely, frustrated king and his servants succumb to playful adventures focused more on pleasure than his duties.

4.7

Love Me Anyway

Jan 1, 2014

Love Me Anyway is a sun soaked drama about a filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring the greener grass of an extramarital affair with another woman.

6.9

The Falls: Covenant of Grace

Sep 1, 2016

This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.

3.0

The Latin Boys: Volume 2

Dec 31, 2020

Feast your eyes on a second volume of short stories set in South America that explore growing pains, first loves, political upheaval, gay parenting and coming out. The 6 short films are: Seat Belt [Cinturón de seguridad] (2018); Before It's Too Late [Antes Que Seja Tarde] (2019); Ajar [Entreabierto] (2018); Guacho (2018); The Grey Zones [Las zonas grises] (2019); Orizaba's Peak [Pico de Orizaba] (2017).

4.6

You Can't Escape Lithuania

Nov 18, 2016

After his star actress, Indre, murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas plans her escape from Lithuania. His Mexican boyfriend Carlos helps them reluctantly. On the road, Romas begins shooting an improvised experimental film. As events take an unexpected turn, their secrets, memories and emotions make this journey wilder than any film Romas could have imagined.

6.0

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Jul 16, 1984

Snow White must flee from her evil stepmother. She's taken in by the lovable seven dwarves. Will the wicked queen be able to get rid of her rival?

0.0

Nocebo

Invalid Date

A series of ten black and white shorts.

5.5

Golden Years

Sep 13, 2017

The true story of a French WW1 deserter who, with the support of his wife, spends a decade in disguise as a woman.

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0.0

Zelená léta

Apr 1, 1986

No overview available.

7.4

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Sep 7, 1995

Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.

7.2

The Wedding Banquet

Mar 1, 1993

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.