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Two young soul mates find each other while working at an all-male performance club/brothel. Eventually, one contracts AIDS.
House of Boys (2009)
Assunto de Família (original title)
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House of Boys – drama
Gay teenager, Frank (Layke Anderson) is part of a typical bourgeois family in Luxembourg in 1984. For unknown reasons, he decides to run away with his best friend, Rita. They settle in Amsterdam, where Frank starts enjoying life. When Rita leaves with her boyfriend, Frank is left with nowhere to go. He goes to a gay cabaret bar called the “House of Boys” in which young, attractive men dance and provide sexual services for older men. The place is run by the mysterious performer and drag queen Madame (Udo Kier), who takes Frank in and employs him. In the club he meets Angelo, who aspires to transition from male to female, and raises funds for her gender reassignment surgery; and Jake (Benn Northover), a veteran performer and favorite of customers, who considers himself to be straight. Frank falls in love with him, but struggles with Jake’s claim of heterosexuality in light of his male-hustler lifestyle. Jake’s long time girlfriend steals his money and uses it to have an abortion. He breaks up with her and finds comfort in Frank’s arms. They start a relationship which for both seems to transcend superficial sex into love. Soon Jake begins to fall ill, faints, and develops spots on his skin. He’s diagnosed with AIDS. Meanwhile, Europe sees the start of the AIDS epidemic. The remainder of the film chronicles Jake’s decline and eventual death while the “House of Boys” closes. The closing scenes show Frank travelling to Morocco to scatter Jake’s ashes over the sea.
Alternate version: House of Boys drama
An extended version of the film (121 minutes) features more explicit material cut from the 117 minute theatrical release, including a short orgy scene between extras in a dark room, and a brief shot of Jake masturbating in front of a client. It also includes more scenes with Frank and Carol traveling in Morocco.
