In this interview, South African auteur Oliver Hermanus discusses his 1981-set film, Moffie, about how the army indoctrinated conscripted boys with white supremacy and homophobia. Moffie is now available on…
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TIFF 23 Film Review: A Happy Day
…three teenage boys walking single file through the snow, ant-sized compared to the mountain behind them. It’s an apt metaphor for how the boys are ultimately alone, facing a system…
Quick thoughts from Sundance: The Mission is an empathetic look at missionary work
…horrified at how certain conservative communities in America are shaping the minds of the younger generation. While Boys State concerned young Texan boys’ views and approaches to politics, The Mission…
Director Francis Lee and stars Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu on making God’s Own Country
…was really lucky. I cast both boys about three months before the actual rehearsals started. The way I like to work and the way in which the boys wanted to…
‘Creating characters that have inner lives’: Philippe Lesage on Genèse
…strict confines of his all-boys boarding school. Watching the film gave me permission to forgive my younger self for impulses and affections I had always viewed as self-destructive because they…
Are boys OK? Un vrai bonhomme and Mes jours de gloire at Cinemania
Un vrai bonhomme (Man Up!) and Mes jours de gloire are both coming-of-age stories about boys who are ill-equipped to cope with their mental health issues. Stills from Un vrai…